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PREFACE 


There  has  been,  hitherto,  in  the  opinion  of  Educators,  in  all 
reading  books  for  schools,  a  deficiency  of  primary  matter.  Such 
deficiency,  it  is  believed,  is  supplied  in  the  remodeled  Eclectic 
Readers,  by  the  introduction  in  this  third  book  and  the  succeed- 
ing volume  of  the  Series,  of  a  large  number  of  new  and  easy 
lessons  of  a  very  interesting  and  instructive  character. 

A  proper  progression  is  carefully  preserved,  and,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  increase  of  primary  matter,  this  will  be  found  so 
gradual  that  there  can  be  no  difficulty  in  passing  from  one  lesson 
to  another. 

Articulation  is  taught  by  copious  and  numerous  exercises, 
both  introductory  and  in  the  body  of  the  book.  It  must  be  borne 
in  mind,  that  the  earlier  this  subject  is  taken  up,  and  the  more 
closely  it  is  attended  to,  the  greater  the  probability  of  securing  a 
good  articulation. 

The  spelling  lessons  have  been  carefully  prepared.  They 
contain  words  found  in  the  reading  lessons  with  which  they  are 
connected.  The  more  difficult  words  are  often  repeated,  as  this 
is  the  only  method  of  learning  any  thing  thoroughly. 

An  introductory  lesson  explaining  such  marks  and  pauses  as 
are  used  in  the  volume,  and  a  lesson  on  emphasis,  are  new  and 
valuable  features,  and  will  afford  important  aid  to  the  learner. 

The  reading  lessons  are  derived  from  the  purest  fountains  of 
juvenile  literature.  In  order  to  adapt  them  to  the  use  here  made 
of  them,  they  have  been  materially  remodeled,  and,  in  many 
cases,  entirely  re-written. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Lessons  in  Verse  are  indicated  by  *. 


LESSON.                                                                 PAGE. 

LESSON.                                                                 PAGE. 

Articulation      .     .     . 

8 

20. 

Remember*     .     .     .     . 

58 

Marks  and  Pauses  .     . 

11 

21. 

The  New-year      .     .     . 

60 

1. 

The  Bee  and  the  Child* 

13 

22. 

Jack  Frost*    .     .     .     . 

63 

2. 

The  Truant      .         .     . 

14 

23. 

The  Clock  and  Sun-dial 

65 

3. 

The  Young  Teacher 

17 

24. 

Courage  and  Cowardice 

67 

4. 

Haste     Thee,     School- 

25. 

Cruel  Boy  Punished    . 

69 

boy*  

21 

26. 

The  Caterpillar*      .     . 

71 

5. 

The  Little  Letter-writer 

22 

27. 

The  Echo 

73 

6. 

Let  it  Rain     .... 

25 

28. 

The  Tricky  Boy    .     . 

77 

7. 

The  Wind*      .... 

27 

29. 

Don't  Kill  the  Birds  * 

80 

8. 

A  Walk  in  the  Garden 

29 

30. 

Quarrelsome  Cocks  .     . 

82 

9. 

The  Wolf     .     . 

31 

31. 

Frank 

85 

10. 

Indolence 

33 

32. 

Mary  Dow*      .     . 

89 

11. 

Rover* 

35 

33. 

George's  Feast     .     .     . 

92 

12. 

Walter  Grey   .... 

37 

34. 

Pleasing  Stories       .     . 

95 

13. 

The  Birds  Set  Free      . 

41 

35. 

The  Guide-post*      .     . 

98 

14. 

Little  Charley*  .     .     . 

43 

36. 

Mary  and  her  Father  . 

101 

15. 

The  Birth-day  Present 

45 

37. 

The  Seven  Sticks     .     . 

105 

16. 

Race  for  the  Mitten*  . 

49 

38. 

Who  made  the  Stars?/ 

107 

17. 

The  Cats  and  Monkey 

51 

39. 

The  Turtle       .     .     .     . 

109 

18. 

The  Wind  and  the  Sun 

53 

40. 

The  Honest  Man     .     . 

112 

19. 

Things  to  Remember    . 

55 

41. 

The  Indian      .     .     .     . 

114 

(vi) 


CONTENTS. 


VII 


LESSON.  PAGE. 

42.  Speak  Gently*    .     .     .116 

43.  The  First  Drink  .     .     .118 

44.  Childhood*     .     .     .     .121 

45.  The  Alarm-watch     .     .  122 

46.  Get  Up* 124 

47.  The  Brother  and  Sister  126 

48.  Creation  of  the  World  129 


49.  The  Daisy*     . 

50.  The  Violet*     . 
Lesson  on  Emphasis 

51.  Honesty  Rewarded 

52.  All  for  the  Best   . 

53.  Spring*      .     .     . 

54.  True  Courage' 

55.  When  to  say  No  . 

56.  The  Child's  Prayer2 

57.  The  Lord's  Prayer* 

58.  The  Sluggard      . 

59.  Let  us  Praise  God 

60.  Evening*  .     .     . 

61.  The  Choice      .     . 

62.  Mr.    James     and 

Coachman    . 

63.  All  Must  Work* 


the 


131 
133 
134 
136 
139 
142 
144 
148 
150 
151 
152 
155 
157 
158 

160 
165 


LESSON.  PAGE. 

64.  The  Last  Two  Apples  .  167 

65.  The  Contented  Man  .  173 

66.  The  Spring  Walk*  .  .176 

67.  The  Insolent  Boy     .  .  179 

68.  The  Two  White  Doves  .  183 

69.  We  are  Seven*    .     .  .189 

70.  Story  of  the  Coat     .  .  193 

71.  Story  of  the  Buttons  .  197 

72.  The  Village  Green*  .  201 
78.  Grateful  Julian  .  .  203 

74.  The  Squirrel*    ...     207 

75.  Industry  and  Indolence  209 

76.  Too  Late  for  School*    .  213 

77.  Industry  a  Treasure     .  215 

78.  Wasp  and  Bee*  .     .     .  217 

79.  The  Peaches    .     .     .     .218 

80.  The  Contented  Boy  .     .  221 

81.  The  Little  Lord  and  the 

Farmer*      .     .     .     .225 

82.  Dress 228 

83.  Young  Soldiers*      .     .  230 

84.  George  and  the  Hatchet  233 

85.  The  Island  Bird  .     .     .237 

86.  The  Snow-bird's  Song*  240 


EXERCISES  IN   ARTICULATION. 


These  exercises  consist  of  a  review  of  the  sounds  which  have 
been  practiced  upon  in  the  last  half  of  the  New  Second  Reader. 
See  pages  90  to  159  of  that  work. 

EXERCISE    1. 


1 

a. 

ate, 

fate, 

mate. 

H- 

bite, 

mite, 

kite. 

2 

2 

a. 

at, 

fat, 

mat. 

1. 

bit, 

mit, 

kit. 

3 

a. 

bar, 

far, 

car. 

1    3 

I  i. 

sir, 

fir, 

firm. 

a 

me, 

be, 

he. 

\o. 

g°5 

no, 

lo. 

2 

1    2 

e. 

3 

met, 

bet, 

let. 

I  o. 

5    3 

got, 

not, 

lot. 

e. 

her, 

err, 

jerk. 

?    * 

nor, 

for, 

morn, 

EXERCISE 

2. 

i 
u. 

cube, 

tube, 

tune. 

!^ 

babe, 

bib, 

bob. 

2 

u. 

cub, 

tub, 

tun. 

\ d- 

did, 

dad, 

dud. 

3 

burn, 

turn, 

burr. 

f. 

fife, 

if, 

off. 

OL 

boy, 

toil, 

join. 

< 

crn  rr 

toaC>, 

gig, 

gog- 

Oil. 

loud, 

thou, 

cow. 

1  h. 

ho, 

he, 

how. 

ou. 

now, 

bow, 

how. 

1  j- 

jade, 

cage, 

large. 

EXERCISE 

3. 

k. 

kite, 

corn, 

quit. 

r. 

rob, 

roar, 

rare. 

1. 

late, 

lame, 

pill. 

\  s. 

sat, 

sale, 

mice. 

m. 

mum, 

mat, 

mad. 

1  t- 

tat, 

tote, 

tut. 

n. 

no, 

nun, 

nine. 

\  v- 

van, 

love, 

dive. 

P- 

PIP, 

(8) 

pipe, 

pope 

w. 

win, 

won, 

wide. 

ARTICULATION. 


EXERCISE 

4. 

Y. 

y°u, 

yes, 

yon.     j 

Th. 

thin, 

thick, 

hath. 

Z. 

zag, 

size, 

wise.    ; 

Th. 

both, 

ruth, 

birth. 

Sh. 

she, 

shall, 

• 
ship.    \ 

Th. 

the, 

thou, 

that. 

Sh. 

shot, 

shell, 

shed.    ; 

Th. 

this, 

then, 

there. 

Zh. 

zha, 

zhe, 

zhi.      ; 

BTg. 

hang, 

bang, 

rang. 

Zh. 

zho, 

zhu, 

zhou.   ; 

Ng. 

king, 

ring, 

sing. 

EXERCISE 

5. 

Bl. 

bled, 

blend, 

blade. 

Dr. 

drab, 

drink, 

dry. 

Bl. 

blot, 

blind, 

cable. 

Dr. 

drum, 

drawn, 

drop. 

Br. 

bred, 

brim, 

bride. 

Bw. 

bwa, 

bwe, 

bwi. 

Br. 

bran, 

brine, 

brow. 

Bw. 

bwo, 

bwu, 

bwoi. 

Dl. 

ladle, 

bridle 

sidle. 

Dw. 

dwell, 

dwarf, 

dwelt. 

Dl. 

idle, 

needle 

,  codle. 

Dw. 

dwale, 

dwoy, 

dwou. 

EXERCISE 

6. 

Bs. 

robs, 

rubs, 

dubs. 

Ds. 

bids, 

buds, 

gads. 

Bs. 

dabs, 

fibs, 

sobs. 

Ds. 

ads, 

sheds, 

rids. 

Bst. 

robst 

rubst, 

dubst. 

Dst 

bidst, 

budst 

gadst 

Bst. 

dabst 

,  fibst, 

sobst. 

Dst 

adst, 

shedst 

ridst. 

Bd. 

robd, 

rubd, 

dubd. 

Fl. 

fly, 

flee, 

flow. 

Bd. 

dabd 

fibd, 

sobd. 
EXERC 

PI. 

nsE 

flog, 

7. 

fled, 

flab. 

Fr. 

free, 

from, 

fry. 

Fw. 

fwo, 

fwu, 

fwoi. 

Fr. 

fro, 

fret, 

frill. 

Grl. 

glad, 

glib, 

glee. 

Fw. 

fwa, 

fwe, 

fwi. 

Gl. 

glide, 

glum, 

glut. 

10 


ARTICULATION. 


CjT.     grow,   grew,   grown.  I  JP  S.     tifs,       hufs,      blufs 


Grr.     gray,    greet,  grot.      i  i  St.  pufst,    rufst,     dofst. 
-Fs.      pufs,     rufs,     dofs.      ]  Fst.  tifst,      pufst,    blufst. 


3>©<C 


To  the  Teacher. — A  distinct  articulation  can  only  be 
gained  by  constant  and  careful  practice  of  the  elementary 
sounds. 

Whenever  a  word  is  imperfectly  enunciated,  the  teacher  should 
call  attention  to  the  elementary  sounds  composing  the  spoken 
word.  The  pupil  and  class  should  be  drilled  to  an  exact,  clear, 
and  distinct  enunciation  of  each  element  heard  in  the  word. 
Thus  a  correct  and  true  enunciation  will  become  habitual. 

Always  preface  each  reading  lesson  with  a  drill  upon  the  ele- 
mentary sounds.     The  following  may  serve  as  a 

Model  for  Class  Drill. 

1.  Class  pronounce  the  word.     (Suppose  it  knife.') 

2.  How  many  letters  has  the  word?     Ans.  5. 

3.  How  many  sounds  has  it?     Ans.  3. 

4.  What  letters  are  silent?     Ans.  h  and  e. 

5.  Give  the  sound  of  each  letter.  ^ 

6.  Pronounce  the  word  distinctly. 

Analyze  according  to  the  Model  the  following  words. 


pine 

frill 

lamb 

ea'gle 

e-nough' 

play 

give 

right 

mu'sic 

squir'rel 

seem 

join 

praise 

slow'ly 

shoul'der 

think 

most 

blown 

win'try 

watch'ing 

much 

round 

thorns 

quick'ly 

neigh'bors 

INTRODUCTORY   LESSON. 

This  Lesson  should  be  thoroughly  studied  by 
the  pupil,  in  order  that  he  may  become  perfectly 
familiar  with  the  marks  and  pauses,  found  in  the  read- 
ing lessons  of  this  volume. 

MARKS    AND    PAUSES. 

1.  A  Hyphen  (  -  )  is  used  between  sylla- 
bles; as, 

No-ble,  col-o-ny, 

and  between  the  parts  of  a  compound  word; 

as, 

Paper-mill,  water-fall. 

2.  A    comma    ( . )    denotes    the    shortest 
pause;  as, 

John,  come  to  me. 

3.  A  Semicolon    ( * )    denotes   a   pause   a 
little  longer  than  a  comma:  as, 

God  is  good;  for  he  gives  us  all  things. 

4.  A  Colon  ( :  )  denotes  a  pause  a  little 
longer  than  a  semicolon;  as, 

Be  wise  to-day:  'tis  madness  to  defer. 

5.  A  period  ( .  )  denotes  a  full  stop ;  as, 

God  is  love.     Life  is  short. 

6.  An  Interrogation  point  (?)  denotes  a 
question;  as, 

Has  he  come?     Who  are  you? 

(11) 


12  MARKS    AND    PAUSES. 

7.  An    Exclamation    point    ( ! )    denotes 
strong  feeling;  as, 

Oil  Absalom!    my  son!    my  son! 

8.  Quotation  marks  (  )  denote  the 
words  of  another;  as, 

God  said,  "Let  there  be  light." 

9.  An  Apostrophe  ( ' )  denotes  that  a 
letter  or  letters  are  left  out;  as, 

O'er,  for  over;   'tis,  for  it  is; 
Bless'd,  for  blessed;  don't,  for  do  not. 

Note. — The  apostrophe  is  also  used  in  the  possessive  case; 
as,  "The  man's  hat."     The  teacher  should  explain  this. 

To  Teachers . — Thorough  instruction  in  reading 
requires  time  and  patience,  and  can  only  be  conveyed 
by  repeated  practice  on  the  same  lesson.  It  is  often 
said  that  the  matter  of  a  reading-book,  by  frequent 
study,  becomes  tiresome  to  both  teacher  and  pupil;  but 
this  is  not  the  case,  when  reading'  is  properly  taught. 
The  lessons  are  not  to  be  read  merely  for  amusement — 
as  a  tale  in  a  newspaper — but  they  are  intended  to  be 
closely   studied   and    patiently    practiced    as    an   exercise 

in     READING,    ARTICULATION,     PUNCTUATION,     EMPHASIS, 
SPELLING,   etc. 

The  study  will,  therefore,  be  pursued  with  increased 
benefit,  by  frequent  repetition,  and  the  oftener  an  in- 
structor has  taught  a  given  lesson,  the  better  is  he  quali- 
fied to  teach  it.  The  teacher  who  devotes  himself  to 
the  attainment  of  these  objects,  will  be  amply  repaid  for 
his  own  efforts,  by  the  rapid  progress  of  the  learner. 


NEW  THIRD  READER. 


LESSON   I. 

learn 

richly         cuiring 

har'vest 

cause 

win'try        en-gage' 

livelong 

youth 

sum/mer     leaving 

brightest 

^>o>^c 


THE    BEE    AND    THE    CHILD. 

1.  "Pretty  bee,  pray  tell  me  why,  thus 
from  flower  to  flower  you  fly,  culling  sweets 
the  livelong  day,  never  leaving  off  to 
play?" 

2.  "Little  child,  111  tell  you  why,  thus 
from  flower  to  flower  I  fly.  Let  the  cause 
thy  thoughts  engage,  from  thy  youth  to 
riper  age. 

3.  "Summer  flowers  will  soon  be  o'er. 
Winter  comes,  they  bloom  no  more.  Finest 
days  will  soon  be  past.  Brightest  suns  will 
set  at  last. 

4.  "Little  child,  now  learn  of  me.  Let 
thy  youth  the  seed-time  be.  And,  when 
wintry  age  shall  come,  richly  bear  thy 
harvest  home." 

H3) 


14 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


ARTICULATION. 

The  Exercises  in  Articulation  are  a  continuation  of  those  in 
the  New  Second  Reader.  They  should  be  carefully  and  thoroughly 
practiced,  until  a  distinct  and  perfect  articulation  is  secured. 
The  sounds  alone,  and  not  the  names  of  the  letters,  should  be 
uttered. 


Lt.          alt, 

elt, 

?,  -      2, 

lit,          olt, 

2 

ult,        oilt,     oult. 

Lts.        alts. 

2 

elts, 

2                 2 

ilts,       olts, 

2 

ults,      oilts,   oults. 

2                     2                  2 

melt,      melts,     tilt, 

2                   2 

tilts,     belt, 

2                  2              2 

belts,     pelt,    pelts. 

LESSON    II. 

hire 

o-bey' 

con;duct 

in-stead' 

school 

guilt'y 

man'age 

wa'ter-y 

known 

tru'ant 

reached 

reg'u-lar 

clothes 

mon'ey 

run'ning 

ig'no-rant 

thrown    les'sons     minding     strug'gled 
i'dle         play'ing   drowned     struggling 

ooX^Oo 

THE    TRUANT. 

1.  James  Browx  was  ten  years  old,  when 
his  parents  sent  him  to  school.  It  was  not 
far  from  his  home,  and  therefore  they  sent 
him  by  himself. 

2.  But,  instead  of  going  to  school,  he  was 
in  the  habit  of  playing  truant.  He  would 
go  into  the  fields,  or  spend  his  time  with 
idle  boys. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


15 


3.  But  this  was  not  all.  When  he  went 
home,  he  would  tell  his  mother  that  he  had 
been  to  school,  and  had  said  his  lessons 
very  well. 

4.  One  fine  morning,  his  mother  told 
James  to  make  haste  home  from  school;  for 
she  wished,  after  he  had  come  back,  to  take 
him  to  his  aunt's. 


5.  But,  instead  of  minding  her,  he  went 
ofY  to  the  water,  where  there  were  some 
boats.     There  he  met  a  plenty  of  idle  boys. 

6.  Some  of  these  boys  found  that  James 
had  money,  which  his  aunt  had  given  him. 
He  was  led  by  them  to  hire  a  boat,  and  to 
go  with  them  upon  the  water. 

7.  Little  did  James  think  of  the  danger 
he  was  running  into.     Soon,  the  wind  began 


16  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

to   blow,   and   none   of  them   knew  how  to 
manage  the  boat. 

8.  For  some  time,  they  struggled  against 
the  wind  and  tide.  At  last,  they  became  so 
tired,  that  they  could  row  no  longer. 

9.  A  large  wave  upset  the  boat,  and  they 
were  all  thrown  into  the  water.  Think  of 
James  Brown,  the  truant,  at  this  time. 

10.  He  was  far  from  home,  known  by  no 
one.  His  parents  were  ignorant  of  his 
danger.  He  was  struggling  in  the  water, 
on  the  point  of  being  drowned. 

11.  Some  men,  however,  saw  the  boys, 
and  went  out  to  them  in  a  boat.  They 
reached  them  just  in  time  to  save  them 
from  a  watery  grave. 

12.  They  were  taken  into  a  house,  where 
their  clothes  were  dried.  After  a  while, 
they  were  sent  home  to  their  parents. 

13.  James  was  sorry  for  his  conduct,  and 
was  never  guilty  of  the  same  thing  again. 

14.  He  became  regular  at  school,  learned 
to  attend  to  his  books,  and,  above  all,  to 
obey  his  parents. 

Exercises  . — What  was  James  Brown  in  the  habit  of  doing? 
What  would  he  tell  his  mother?  How  was  he  at  last  punished? 
How  was  he  saved?     What  effect  did  this  have  on  him? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


17 


LESSON    III. 


sign 

eyes 

chalk 

search 

taught 


a-mnsc 

sell'ing 

par'cels 

in-quire' 

wnt'ing 


teach'er 

country 

miss'ing 

troubled 

spin'ning 


trying    vent'ure     con-fus'ed 


hap'pi-est 

sup-pos'ed 

de-light'ed 

fish'er-man 

gen'tlc-man 

them-selves' 


3^C 


THE    YOUNG    TEACHER. 

1.  Charles  Rose  lived  in  the  country 
with  his  father,  who  taught  him  to  read  and 
to  write. 

2.  Mr.  Rose  told  his  son  that,  when  his 
morning  lessons  were  over,  he  might  amuse 
himself,  for  one  hour,  as  he  j)leased. 

3.  There  was  a  river  near  by.  On  its 
bank  stood  the  hut  of  a  poor  fisherman,  who 
lived  by  selling  fish. 

4.  His  careful  wife  kept  her  wheel  going 
early  and  late.  They  both  worked  very 
hard  to  keep  themselves  above  want. 

5.  But  they  were  greatly  troubled,  lest 
their  only  son  should  never  learn  to  read 
and  to  write.  They  could  not  teach  him 
themselves,  and  they  were  too  poor  to  send 
him  to  school. 


18  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

6.  Charles  called  at  the  hut  of  this 
fisherman,  one  day,  to  inquire  about  his 
dog,  which  was  missing. 

7.  He  found  the  little  boy,  whose  name 
was  Joe,  sitting  by  the  table,  on  which  he 
was  making  marks  with  a  piece  of  chalk. 
Charles  asked  him  what  he  was  doing. 

8.  "I  am  trying  to  write,"  said  he,  "but 
I  know  only  two  words.  Those  I  saw  upon 
a  sign,  and  I  am  trying  to  write  them. 

9.  "If  I  could  only  learn  to  read  and 
write,"  said  he,  "I  should  be  the  happiest 
boy  in  the  world." 

10.  "Then  I  will  make  you  happy,"  said 
Charles.  "I  am  but  a  little  boy,  but  I  can 
teach  you  that. 

11.  "Father  gives  me  an  hour  every  day 
for  myself.  If  you  will  try  to  learn,  you 
will  soon  know  how  to  read  and  to  write." 

12.  Joe  and  his  mother  were  ready  to  fall 
on  their  knees  to  thank  Charles.  They  told 
him,  it  was  what  they  wished  above  all 
things. 

13.  The  next  day,  when  the  hour  came, 
Charles  put  his  book  in  his  pocket,  and  went 
to  teach  Joe.  Joe  learned  very  fast,  and 
Charles  soon  beo-an  to  teach  him  to  write. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


19 


14.  Some  time  after,  a  gentleman  called 
on  Mr.  Rose,  and  asked  him  if  he  knew 
where  Charles  was.  Mr.  Rose  said  that  he. 
was  taking  a  walk,  he  supposed. 

15.  UI  am  afraid,"  said  the  gentleman, 
"that  he  does  not  always  amuse  himself 
thus.  I  often  see  him  go  to  the  house  of 
the  fisherman.  I  fear  he  goes  out  in  their 
boat" 


16.  Mr.  Rose  was  much  troubled.  He  had 
told  Charles  that  he  must  never  venture  on 
the  river,  and  he  thought  he  could  trust 
him. 

17.  The  moment  the  gentleman  left,  Mr. 
Rose  went  in  search  of  his  son.  He  went 
to  the  river,  and  walked  up  and  clown,  in 
hope  of  seeing  the  boat. 

3-1  Rd.  2. 


20  NEW    THIRD    READER, 

18.  Not  seeing  it,  he  grew  uneasy.  He 
thought  they  must  have  gone  a  long  way 
off.  Unwilling  to  leave  without  learning 
something  of  him,  he  went  to  the  hut. 

19.  He  put  his  head  in  at  the  window, 
which  was  open.  There  a  pleasant  sight 
met  his  eyes. 

20.  Charles  was  at  the  table,  ruling  a 
copy-hook.  Joe  was  reading  to  him,  while 
his  mother  was  spinning  in  the  corner. 

21.  Charles  was  a  little  confused.  He 
feared  his  father  might  not  he  pleased;  but 
he  had  no  need  to  be  uneasy,  for  his  father 
was  delighted. 

22.  The  next  day,  his  father  took  him  to 
town,  and  gave  him  books  for  himself  and 
Joe,  with  writing-paper,  pens,  and  ink. 

23.  Charles  was  the  happiest  boy  in  the 
world  when  he  came  home.  He  ran  to  Joe, 
his  hands  tilled  with  parcels,  and  his  heart 
beating  with  joy. 

Exercise . — Relate  the  story  of  Charles  Rose  and  the  fish- 
erman's son.  ___<>0^>4oo 

ARTICULATION. 
Md.      famd,    blamd,    namd,    framd,    deemd,    gleemd. 

2"      '  2  2  2  2  1 

Ms.      hams,    gems,      dims,     shams,    drums,    frams. 

2  2  2  2  2  i 

Mst.     emst,     gemst,     dimst,    shamst,  drumst,  framst. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


21 


LESSON    IV. 


guide 


blest 
learn 
haste       i'dler 


wrong 


tar'dy 

les'sons 

end'less 


teach'er 

school'-boy 

knowledge 

,        HASTE    THEE,    SCHOOL-BOY. 

1.  Haste  thee,  .school-boy,  haste  away, 
Far  too  long  has  been  thy  stay; 
Often  you  have  tardy  been, 

Many  a  lesson  you've  not  seen; 
Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
Far  too  long  has  been  thy  stay. 

2.  Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
Join  no  more  the  idler's  play; 
Quickly  speed  your  steps  to  school, 


22  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

And  there  mind  your  teacher's  rule; 
Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
Join  no  more  the  idler's  play. 

3.  Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
Learn  thy  lessons  well  to-day ; 
Love  the  truth,  and  shun  the  wrong, 
Then  no  day  will  seem  too  long; 
Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
Learn  thy  lessons  well  to-day. 

4.  Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
While  thy  youth  is  bright  and  gay; 
Seek  the  place  with  knowledge  blest; 
It  will  guide  to  endless  rest; 

Haste  thee,  school-boy,  haste  away, 
While  thy  youth  is  bright  and  gay. 

LESSON   V. 

tries  cous'in      an'swer       Em'i-ly 

catch         writ'er      rab'bits       en-tire'ly 
a-greed'     re-turn'     caVbage      to-sreth'er 


'*»> — 


THE    LITTLE    LETTER-WRITER. 

1.  Emily,  here  is  a  letter  for  you.     It  is 
from  your  little  cousin  John.     Make  haste, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  2S 

and  I  will  read  it  to  you.  How  clever  it  is 
for  cousin  John  to  be  able  to  write  a  letter! 
You  would  like  to  be  able  to  write  a  letter, 
would  you  not? 

2.  But  you  know  you  can  not  write;  you 
have  not  yet  learned.  I  hope  you  will 
make  haste  and  learn  to  read,  and  then  your 
father  will  teach  you  to  write.  You  wanj: 
to  know  when  he  will  begin  to  teach  you. 
That  will  depend  entirely  upon  yourself. 

3.  If  you  take  pains,  and  learn  to  read 
all  the  lessons  in  this  book,  without  stopping 
to  spell  a  single  word,  then  he  will  begin  to 
teach  you  to  write. 

4.  I  shall  be  very  glad,  when  you  are 
able  to  write  a  letter  to  your  cousin  John  in 
return  for  this.     But  we  must  read  it. 

5.  "Cousin  Emily: — I  am  going  to  tell 
you  about  a  cat  and  some  rabbits  that  I 
have.  They  all  play  together  in  the  yard. 
Sometimes  the  cat  tries  to  teach  the  rabbits 
to  catch  mice.  They  will  eat  together  from 
the  same  dish. 

6.  "One  day  they  had  some  beef,  and 
bread,  and  cabbage,  set  before  them  on  the 
same  plate.  The  cat  agreed  that  the  rabbits 
might  have  the  cabbage,  and  puss  took  the 


24  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

beef  herself.     But  when  the  cat  was  eating- 
some  bread,  the  rabbits  bit  at  the  other  end. 

7.  "Pussy  did  not  like  that,  so  she  hit 
the  rabbits  with  her  paw.  After  that,  they 
were  very  good  friends  again. 

8.  "I  can  not  tell  you  any  thing  more 
about  them  now,  for  my  hand  is  tired  with 
writing;  but  I  wish  you  would  come  here, 
and  I  will  let  you  see  them.  This  letter  is 
from  your  cousin  John." 

9.  Now,  is  rot  this  a  very  pretty  letter, 
Emily?  Should  you  not  like  to  see  puss 
and  the  rabbits  playing  and  eating? 

10.  Yes,  I  am  sure  you  would.  Well,  be 
a  good  girl,  and  I  will  take  you,  some  day, 
to  see  your  cousin  John,  and  his  rabbits. 

11.  But  now  you  must  go  to  your  lessons. 
I  hope  that  when  John  writes  you  another 
letter,  you  will  have  learned  to  write,  and 
then  be  able  to  answer  him. 


Exercises. — What  is  this  story  about?  Who  wrote  the 
letter?  To  whom  did  he  write?  WThat  did  he  write  about? 
Would  you  like  to  grow  up  without  being  able  to  write? 

~o^Oo 

ARTICULATION. 


Mt. 

2 

amt, 

2               2                2 

emt,     imt,     ornt, 

2 

unit. 

oimt,     oumt. 

Mts. 

2 

amts, 

2               2               2 

emts,  inits,  oints, 

2 

units, 

oimts,  oumts. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  25 

LESSON    VI. 

Iambs  but'ter  pret/ty  tlowfers 

quench  hors'es  growing  hooking 

wreaths  thirst'y  ques'tion  breakfast 

sor'ry  gar 'den  drink'ing  beau'ti-ful 


LET    IT    RAIN. 

Rose.  See,  how  it  rains!  0  dear,  dear, 
dear!  how  dull  it  is!  Must  I  stay  in  doors 
all  day? 

Father.  Why,  Rose,  are  you  sorry  that 
you  had  any  bread  and  butter  for  breakfast, 
this  morning? 

Rose.  Why,  father,  what  a  question!  I 
should  be  sorry,  indeed,  if  I  could  not  get 
any. 

Father.  Are  you  sorry,  when  you  see 
the  flowers  and  the  trees  growing  in  the 
garden? 

Rose.  Sorry?  no,  indeed!  Just  now,  I 
wished,  very  much,  to  go  out  and  see  them, 
-they  look  so  pretty. 

Father.  Well,  are  you  sorry,  when  you  see 
the  horses,  cows,  or  sheep,  drinking  at  the 
brook  to  quench  their  thirst? 


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NEW    THIRD    READER 


Rose.  Why,  father,  you  must  think  I  am 
a  cruel  girl,  to  wish  that  the  poor  horses 
that  work  so  hard,  the  beautiful  cows  that 
give  so  much  nice  milk,  and  the  pretty 
lambs  should  always  be  thirsty. 


Father.  Do  you  not  think  they  would  die, 
if  they  had  no  water  to  drink? 

Rose.  Yes,  sir,  I  am  sure  they  would. 
How  shocking  to  think  of  such  a  thing. 

Father.  I  thought  little  Rose  was  sorry  it 
rained.  Do  you  think  the  trees  and  flowers 
would  grow,  if  they  never  had  any  water  on 
them? 

Rose.  No,  indeed,  father,  they  would  be 
dried  up  by  the  sun.  Then  we  should  not 
have  any  pretty  flowers  to  look  at,  and  to 
make  wreaths  of  for  mother. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  27 

Father.  I  thought  my  little  Rose  was 
sorry  it  rained.  Rose,  what  is  our  bread 
made  of? 

Rose.  It  is  made  of  flour,  and  the  flour  is 
made  from  wheat,  which  is  ground  in  the 
mill. 

Father.  Yes,  Rose,  and  it  was  rain  that 
helped  to  make  the  wheat  grow,  and  it  was 
water  that  turned  the  mill  to  grind  the 
wheat.  I  thought  little  Rose  was  sorry  it 
rained. 

Rose.  I  did  not  think  of  all  these  things, 
father.  I  am  now  very  glad  to  see  the  rain 
pour  down. 

Exercises. — Of  what  use  is  rain  to  the  horses  and  cows? 
To  the  trees  and  flowers?     Of  what  use  is  it  to  man? 


-o^o« 

LESSON   VII. 

does 

flight          whence 

val'ley 

goes 

height        ra'ges 

schol'ar 

climb 

knows        toss'es 

whith'er 

THE    WIND. 

1.  Which  way  does  the  wind  come? 
Which  way  does  he  go? 
He  rides  over  water, 
He  rides  over  snow. 


28  NE~^    'SHIRD    READER. 

2.  Over  wood,  over  valley, 

And  over  the  height 
Which  the  goat  can  not  climb, 
He  taketh  his  flight. 

3.  He  rages  and  tosses, 

In  every  bare  tree, 
As,  if  you  look  upward, 
You  plainly  may  see. 

4.  But  whence  he  doth  come, 

And  whither  he  goes, 
There  is  never  a  scholar 
In  this  world  that  knows. 


E  .ercises. — What  is  this  poetry  about?  What  is  said 
about  the  wind? 

The  Teacher  should  see  that  the  Exercises  in  Articulation  are 
thoroughly  practiced.  Nothing  can  supply  the  want  of  such  prac- 
tice. With  it,  success  in  securing  correct  and  distinct  articula- 
tion may  with  certainty  be  attained. 

ARTICULATION. 
Nd,  nds.     find,     finds,     grind,     grinds,     bind,     binds. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

band,  bands,  hand,  hands,   end,   ends. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

Ns,    nst.      wins,     winst,     sins,        sinst,        fans,     fanst. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

kens,     kenst,    mans,     manst,      puns,    punst. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


29 


LESSON   VIII. 

clothes 

beau'ty 

in-vit'ed 

med'dling 

locked 

care'ful 

hap'pi-er 

a-sham'^d 

grav'el 

showed 

med'dltfd 

gar'den-er 

as-sure' 

touched 

mis'chief 

ad-mir'ing 

med'dle 

bor'ders 

bloom'ing 

yes'ter-day 

>>®<c 


A    WALK    IN    THE    GARDEN. 

1.  Frank  was  one  day  walking  with  his 
mother,  when  they  came  to  a  pretty  garden. 
Frank  looked  in,  and  saw  that  it  had  nice, 
clean  gravel  walks,  and  beds  of  blooming 
flowers. 

2.  He  called  to  his  mother,  and  said, 
' 'Mother,  come  and  look  at  this  pretty 
garden.  I  wish  I  might  open  the  gate,  and 
walk  in  it." 

3.  The  gardener  being  near,  heard  what 
Frank  said,  and  he  kindly  invited  Frank 
and  his  mother  to  walk  in  the  garden. 

4.  Frank's  mother  thanked  the  man. 
Turning  to  Frank,  she  said,  "Frank,  if  I 
take  you  to  walk  in  this  garden,  you  must 
take  care  not  to  meddle  with  any  thing 
in  it." 


30  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

5.  Frank  walked  along  the  gravel  paths, 
and  looked  at  every  thing,  but  touched 
nothing. 

6.  He  did  not  tread  on  any  of  the  borders, 
and  took  care  that  his  clothes  should  not 
brush  the  tops  of  the  flowers,  lest  he  might 
break  them. 

7.  The  gardener  was  much  pleased  with 
Frank,  because  he  was  so  careful  not  to 
do  mischief.  He  showed  him  the  seeds, 
and  told  him  the  names  of  many  of  the 
flowers. 

8.  While  Frank  was  admiring  the  beauty 
of  a  flower,  a  boy  came  to  the  gate,  and 
finding  it  locked,  he  shook  it.  But  it  would 
not  open.  Then  he  said,  "Let  me  in;  let 
me  in;  will  you  not  let  me  in?" 

9.  "No,  indeed,"  said  the  gardener,  "I 
will  not  let  you  in,  I  assure  you;  for  when 
I  let  you  in  yesterday,  you  meddled  with 
my  flowers,  and  pulled  some  of  my  rare 
fruit.  I  do  not  choose  to  let  a  boy  into  my 
garden,  who  meddles  with  what  does  not 
belong  to  him." 

10.  The  boy  looked  ashamed,  and  when 
he  found  that  the  gardener  would  not  let 
him  in,  he  went  slowly  away. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  31 

11.  Frank  then  saw  and  felt  how  much 
happier  a  boy  may  be,  by  not  meddling 
with  what  does  not  belong  to  him. 

Exercises. — Why  did   the    gardener   like   Frank?      Why 
would  he  not  admit  the  other  boy?     What  did  Frank  learn? 

LESSON    IX. 

trace        ax'es  earn'est       be-liev^d 

shook      dan'ger      dis-may'      de-ceiv'gd 
sleeve      com'ing     de-stroy'     beau'ti-ful 

THE    WOLF. 

1.  A  boy  was  once  taking  care  of  some 
sheep  not  far  front  a  forest.  INear  by,  was 
a  village,  and  he  was  told  to  call  for  hek>- 
if  there  was  any  danger. 

2.  One  day,  in  order  to  nave  some  fun, 
ne  cried  out  with  all  his  might,  "The  wolf 
is  coming!  the  wolf  is  coming!" 

3.  The  men  came  running  with  clubs  and 
axes  to  destroy  the  wolf.  As  they  saw 
nothing,  they  went  home  again,  and  left 
John  laughing  in  his  sleeve. 

4.  As  he  had  had  so  much  fun  this  time, 
John  cried  out  again,  the  next  day,  "The 
wolf!  the  wolf!"  " 


32 


NEW    THIRD    READER 


5,  The  men  came  again,  but  not  so  many 
as  before.  They  saw  no  trace  of  the  wolf; 
so  thev  shook  their  heads  and  went  back. 


6.  On  the  third  day,  the  wolf  came  in 
earnest,  John  cried  in  dismay,  "Help! 
help!  the  wolf!  the  wolf!"  But  not  a  single 
man  came  to  help  him. 

7.  The  wolf  broke  into  the  flock,  and 
killed  a  great  many  sheep.  Among  them 
was  a  beautiful  lamb,  which  was  John's, 
and  which  he  loved  very  much. 

8.  The  truth  itself  is  not  believed, 
From  one  who  often  has  deceived. 


Exercises. — Relate  the  story  of  the  wolf.  Why  did  not 
the  men  come  the  third  time?  What  did  John  lose?  What  may 
we  learn  from  this  story? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  33 

ARTICULATION. 

2  2  2  2  2  I 

Nt,  nts.  hint,  hints,  plant,  plants,  cent,   ^ents. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Nth.  anth,  enth,     inth,       onth,       unth>      ointh. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

Ngd.    angd,  engd,  hangd,  wingd,  bangd,  bungd. 
LESSON  X. 

ants      grown        starving    here-aft'er 
dance   en-joy'        stud'i-^d     im-por'tant 
stores   sup-pose'   con-sid'er   grass'hop-per 

INDOLENCE. 

Jane.  Dear  Mary,  do  tell  me  about  my 
lesson  once  more,  for  I  can  never  get  it 
alone. 

Mary.  But  why  have  you  not  learned  it? 
Have  you  studied  it  well? 

Jane.  Why,  no.  I  can  never  leave  my 
play7  to  waste  time  over  a  dull  lesson,  I  am 
sure. 

Mary.  Why,  Jane,  how  can  you  speak  so  ? 
Which  do  you  consider  most  important, 
your  lessons,  or  your  play? 

Jane.  0,  the  lessons,  I  suppose.  But  then, 
I  like  to  play  best,  and  only  wish  I  could 
play  all  the  time. 


34  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

Mary.  But  you  will  not  be  able  to  play 
always.     And  what  will  you  do  then? 

Jane.  Why,  when  it  comes  to  that,  I  will 
study  or  work. 

Mary.  But  you  will  not  know  how.  And 
when  you  are  grown  up,  you  will  be  ashamed 
to  learn  as  children  do. 

Jane.  I  can  think  of  that,  when  the  time 
comes.     But  now,  I  mean  to  enjoy  myself. 

Mary.  You  would  better  think  of  it  now. 
But  let  me  tell  you  a  story. 

"Ants,  you  know,  work  hard  in  summer 
to  lay  up  their  winter  stores.  But  grass- 
hoppers do  not  work  in  summer,  and  they 
die  when  winter  comes. 

"Well,  a  grassnopoer  once  as&ed  an  ant, 
co  give  him  some  food  to  keep  him  from 
starving. 

"  'What  did  you  do  all  summer,1  said  the 
ant,  'that  you  have  nothing  to  eat  now?' 
'I  sang,'  said  the  grasshopper.  'You  sang?' 
said  the  ant;   'well,  now  you  may  dance!' 

Jane.  Then  you  think  I  am  like  the 
grasshopper,  do  you? 

Mary.  Yes.  But  I  will  be  more  kind 
than  the  ant,  for  I  will  help  you  this  once; 
but  hereafter  I  hope  you  will  do  your  work, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


35 


and  learn  your  lessons,  without  the  aid  of 
any  one. 

Exercises. — Relate  the  story  of  the  ant  and  grasshopper. 
What  should  this  teach  us? 

°o>S^ck> 

LESSON    XI. 


oaks  boughs       use'ful         cot'tage 

close  RoVer        wea'ry         faith'ful 

shades       shad'ed       won'der       past'ure 

ROVER. 

1.  In  summer,  at  the  close  of  day, 
When  sunset  shades  had  come, 
George  with  his  Rover,  went  to  find 
The  cows,  and  drive  them  home. 

3d  Rd.  3. 


3(3  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  The  pasture,  where  they  daily  went 

To  breakfast  and  to  dine, 
Was  large  and  green,  a  sunny  place; 
Its  grass  was  sweet  and  fine. 

3.  And  through  it  ran  a  little  brook, 

Where  oft  the  cows  would  drink, 
And  then  lie  down  among  the  flowers, 
That  grew  upon  the  brink, 

4.  They  liked  to  lie  beneath  the  trees, 

All  shaded  by  the  boughs, 
Whene'er  the  noontide  heat  came  on: 
Sure,  they  were  happy  cows, 

5.  And  oft,  at  night,  when  Georgy  came, 

Quite  weary  with  his  race, 
The  cows  would  be  among  the  oaks, 
In  a  far  distant  place, 

6.  Then  he  would  wait,  and  Rover  call: 

Away  would  Rover  go, 
And  leave  his  master  at  the  gate, 
With  nothing  there  to  do. 

7.  And  quickly  he  would  find  the  cows, 

And  make  them  walk  before, 
Nor  let  them  stop  till  they  were  safe, 
Beside  the  cottage  door. 


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8.  And  many  other  useful  things, 
Would  faithful  Rover  do: 
~No  wonder  George  was  kind  to  him, 
And  always  loved  him  so. 

Exercises . — What  did  Rover  do?     How  did  George  treat 


kim?     How  can  we  secure  the  love  of  others? 

ARTICULATION. 

PL     pla, 

pie,       ph, 

i           i 

plo,        plu, 

ploi,      plou. 

1 
Pr.     pra, 

2 

plod, 

i             i 
pre,       pri, 

2                  2 

pled,     prim 

1                        1 

pro,        pru, 
,     prog,     plad 

proi,      prou, 

2                  2 

I,     prop,     plan. 

LESSON    XII. 

shore 

froz'en 

choked 

offered 

hymn 

jov'ful 

floated 

heav'i-ly 

rus'tle 

wid'ow 

or'phan 

en'ter-^d 

ves'sel 

answer 

cap'tain 

list'en-^d 

bo'som 

Wal'ter 

sin-cere' 

des'o-late 

peo'ple    com'fort    crossing     neighbors 

WALTER    GREY. 

1.  Walter  Grey  lived  with  his  mother, 
on  the  bank  of  a  river.  Walter  used  to 
chop  wood  for  a  living  for  his  mother  and 
himself;  for  his  father  was  dead. 


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2.  One  winter  day,  Walter  was  crossing 
the  river  on  the  ice,  when,  all  at  once,  it 
began  to  break.  He  ran  to  get  to  the  shore, 
but  the  ice  broke  loose,  and  floated  off  with 
him. 

3.  He  called  to  his  mother,  but  she  could 
not  hear.  Then  he  shouted  to  some  men 
far  off  in  the  woods,  but  his  voice  did  not 
reach  them. 

4.  Here  was  poor  Walter  in  the  river, 
alone  on  a  cake  of  ice,  and  almost  frozen. 
His  heart  sank  within  him,  as  he  thought 
of  his  poor  mother  with  no  one  to  comfort 
her,  and  take  care  of  her;  but  he  looked  to 
God,  and  trusted  in  Him. 

5.  After  an  hour  or  two,  Mrs.  Grey 
thought  Walter  was  gone  a  great  while,  so 
she  went  and  called  him.  But  no  Walter 
was  near  to  answer.  She  said  to  herself, 
"He  will  be  back  soon,  for  he  is  a  good  and 
kind  son." 

6.  But  Walter  did  not  come.  She  feared 
her  boy  was  killed,  or  drowned,  or  lost. 
Her  neighbors  all  turned  out,  and  went  up 
and  down  the  hills,  and  woods,  and  roads, 
and  into  every  house,  but  nothing  could  be 
heard  of  him. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  39 

7.  Thus,  day  after  day  passed  away,  and 
the  poor  woman  felt,  that  she  was  indeed 
left  alone  in  her  desolate  home.  If  she 
looked  at  the  chair  he  used  to  sit  in,  her 
eyes  would  fill  with  tears.  If  she  looked  at 
the  door,  she  would  think  how  often  he  had 
entered  it. 

8.  If  she  heard  a  leaf  rustle,  or  the  wind 
shake  the  trees,  she  thought  it  must  be 
Walter  coming  back.  When  she  sat  down 
to  eat  her  lonely  meals,  she  would  feel 
almost  choked. 

9.  Poor,  lone  widow!  How  sad  were  her 
days  and  her  nights,  as  they  wore  heavily 
away.  Her  only  comfort  was  the  thought 
that  a  good  and  kind  Father  will  take 
care  of  the  widow  and  orphan,  if  they  trust 
in  Him. 

10.  One  day,  after  Walter  had  been  gone 
two  weeks,  Mrs.  Grey  was  sitting  by  her 
fireside,  when  she  heard  some  people  talking 
near  her  lonely  cabin. 

11.  She  listened,  and  heard  some  one  say, 
"She  is  at  home."  Before  she  could  open 
the  door,  Walter  jumped  in,  and  threw  his 
arms  around  her  neck. 

12.  How  joyful  was  the  poor  widow  now! 


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She  could  not  speak  for  joy.  She  pressed 
him  to  her  bosom,  and  wept  over  her  lost 
boy,  who  was  found  again. 

13.  Walter  told  his  mother,  that  when  he 
was  carried  away  on  the  ice,  he  floated  far 
out  into  the  bay.  By  and  by,  a  vessel  came 
along.  But  he  could  not  make  the  men 
hear  him. 

14.  After  some  time,  the  captain  told  his 
men,  that  he  saw  something  strange  on  the 
cake  of  ice,  and  he  thought  it  looked  like  a 
boy.  He  put  out  his  boat,  and  soon  came 
up  with  him,  almost  stiff  with  cold. 

15.  They  were  all  on  the  vessel  in  a 
short  time,  and  Walter  was  taken  care  of, 
as  well  as  he  could  wish.  The  captain  took 
Walter  to  Boston,  and  there  put  him  on 
another  vessel  which  was  going  near  his 
home. 

16.  And  here  he  was,  he  said,  at  home 
with  his  mother  once  more.  He  knew  God 
would  not  forsake  those  who  put  their  trust 
in  Him,  and  he  had  tried  to  trust  Him. 

17.  A.  joyful  hymn  was  sung,  that  night, 
in  the  cottage  of  the  poor  widow,  on  the 
banks  of  that  river.  A  humble  and  sincere 
prayer  was  offered  to  God,  that  He  would 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  41 

still  bless  and  take  care  of  the  widow  and 
the  orphan. 

Exercises . — How  did  Walter  Grey  support  himself  and  his 
mother?  How  was  he  lost?  What  was  done  to  find  him?  How 
did  his  mother  feel?  In  whom  did  she  trust?  How  was  he 
saved?  To  whom  did  they  offer  thanks?  For  what  did  they 
pray? 

LESSON    XIII. 

wires       try'ing     bar'gain      o'pen-^d 
French    a-piece'     peep'ing      re-solved 
fly'ing      set'tled     sur-prise'     pris'on-ers 

OO^O^ 

THE    BIRDS    SET    FREE. 

1.  A  man  was  walking  one  day  through 
the  streets  of  a  city.  He  saw  a  boy  with  a 
number  of  small  birds  for  sale,  in  a  cage. 

2.  He  looked  with  sadness  upon  the  little 
prisoners,  flying  about  the  cage,  peeping 
through  the  wires,  and  trying  to  get  out. 

3.  He  stood,  for  some  time,  looking  at  the 
birds.  At  last,  he  said  to  the  boy,  "How 
much  do  you  ask  for  your  birds?" 

4.  "Fifty  cents  apiece,  sir,"  said  the  boy. 
"I  do  not  mean  how  much  apiece,"  said  the 
man,  "but  how  much  for  all  of  them.  I 
want  to  buy  them  all." 


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NEW    THIRD    READER. 


5.  The  boy  began  to  count,  and  found 
they  came  to  five  dollars.  "There  is  your 
money,"  said  the  man.  The  boy  took  it, 
well  pleased  with  his  morning's  trade. 

6.  No  sooner  was  the  bargain  settled, 
than  the  man  opened  the  cage  door,  and  let 
all  the  birds  fly  away. 


7.  The  boy,  in  great  surprise,  cried,  "What 
did  you  do  that  for,  sir?  You  have  lost  all 
your  birds." 

8.  "I  will  tell  you  why  I  did  it,"  said  the 
man.  "I  was  shut  up  three  years  in  a 
French  prison,  as  a  prisoner  of  war,  and  I 
am  resolved  never  to  see  any  thing  in  jDrison 
which  I  can  make  free." 

Exercises. — How  much  did  the  man  give  for  the  birds? 
What  did  he  do  with  them?     Why  did  he  set.  them  at  liberty? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  4g 

ARTICULATION. 


2                   2                    2                  2 

dips,      dipst,      rips,      ripst, 

2                   2                     2                  2 

naps,      napst,      saps,     sapst, 

2                   2                     2                  2 

hops,     nopst,      nips,     nipst, 

2                 2 

maps,   mapst. 

2                  2 

sips,      sipst. 

,2          i2 
lops,     lopst. 

<x>>®<o<> 

LESSON    XIV. 

flown        fellow      Ch 

ar'ley 

plain 

shows      pow'er      re-turn7    path'less 

guards    re-vive'    set'ting    thought'ful-ly 

LITTLE    CHARLEY. 

1.  The  birds  have  flown  away, 

The  flowers  are  dead  and  gone, 
The  clouds  look  cold  and  gray, 
Around  the  setting  sun. 

2.  Upon  his  father's  knee, 

Was  Charley's  happy  place, 
And  very  thoughtfully 
He  looked  up  in  his  face. 

3.  And  these  his  simple  words: 

"Father,  how  cold  it  blows! 
And  where  are  all  the  birds 
Amid  the  storms  and  snows?" 


44  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

4.  "They  fly  far,  far  away, 

From  storm,  and  snow,  and  rain; 
But,  Charley  dear,  next  May, 
They  '11  all  come  back  again." 

5.  "And  will  my  flowers  come,  too?" 

The  little  fellow  said, 
"And  all  be  bright  and  new, 

That  now  looks  cold  and  dead?" 

6.  "0  yes,  dear;  in  the  spring, 

The  flowers  will  all  revive, 
The  birds  return  and  sing, 
And  all  be  made  alive." 

7.  "Who  shows  the  birds  the  way, 

Father,  that  they  must  go? 
And  brings  them  back  in  May, 
When  there  is  no  more  snow? 

8.  "And  when  no  flower  is  seen 

Upon  the  hill  and  plain, 
Who  '11  make  it  all  so  green, 
And  bring  the  flowers  again?" 

9.  "My  son,  there  is  a  Power 

That  none  of  us  can  see, 
Takes  care  of  every  flower, 
Gives  life  to  every  tree. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  45 

10.  "He,  through  the  pathless  air, 
Shows  little  birds  the  way; 
And  we,  too,  are  his  care, 
He  guards  us  day  by  day." 

Exercises: — What  becomes  of  the  birds  in  winter?  What 
of  the  flowers?  When  do  they  come  back  again?  Who  takes 
care  of  them?     Who  takes  care  of  us? 


LESSON    XV. 

spoil  peo'ple  wrap'ped  birth'day 

piece  ex-pect'  car'riage  mis-takes' 

cous'in  an'swer  ques'tion  o-bli'g^d 

rea'son  es-teem'  dab'bling  gen'er-ous 

THE    BIRTHDAY    PRESENT. 

Late  in  the  morning  of  her  cousin  Ellen's 
birthday,  Susan  finished  her  work-basket. 
The  carriage  was  at  the  door.  Her  father's 
voice  was  heard  calling  her. 

So  she  was  obliged  to  go  down,  with  her 
basket  but  half  wrapped  up  in  a  piece  of 
paper. 

As  the  carriage  went  on,  Susan  pulled 
the  paper  by  each  of  the  four  corners,  first 
one  side,  and  then  the  other,  to  hide  the 
basket. 


46  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

Father.  It  will  never  do,  my  dear.  I  am 
afraid  you  will  never  make  a  sheet  of  paper 
cover  a  box,  which  is  twice  as  large  as 
itself. 

Susan.  It  is  not  a  box,  father,  it  is  a 
basket. 

Father.  Let  us  look  at  this  basket. 

Susan.  0  father!  you  will  spoil  it,  in- 
deed. Indeed,  you  will  spoil  the  poor 
handle. 

Father.  But  what  is  the  use  of  the  poor 
handle,  if  we  are  not  to  take  hold  of  it? 
And  pray,  Susan,  is  this  the  thing  you  have 
been  dabbling  about,  all  the  week,  with 
paste  and  rags?  I  could  not  think  what 
you  were  about.     Is  this  the  thing? 

Susan.  Yes,  sir.  You  think  then,  that  I 
have  wasted  my  time,  because  the  basket  is 
of  no  use.  But  then  it  is  a  present  for  my 
cousin  Ellen. 

Father.  Your  cousin  Ellen  will  be  very 
much  obliged  to  you  for  a  present  that  is 
of  no  use. 

Susan.  But  Ellen  wTill  like  the  basket,  I 
know,  though  it  is  of  no  use. 

Father.  Perhaps  so.  But  how  comes  it, 
that  you  are  so  fond  of  such  a  silly  person? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  47 

Susan.  I,  father?  I  do  not  think  that  I 
am  very  fond  of  her. 

Father.  I  did  Dot  say  very  fond. 

Susan.  Well,  but  I  do  not  think  I  am 
fond  of  her  at  all. 

Father.  But  you  have  spent  a  whole  week 
in  making  this  thing  for  her. 

Susan.  Yes,  sir,  and  all  my  two  dollars 
beside. 

Father.  Yet  you  think  her  silly,  and  you 
are  not  fond  of  her  at  all,  and  you  say  you 
know  that  this  will  be  of  no  use  to  her. 

Susan.  But  it  is  her  birthday;  and  I  am 
sure  she  will  expect  something,  and  every 
body  else  will  give  her  something. 

Father.  Then  your  reason  for  giving  is, 
because  she  expects  you  to  give  her  some- 
thing. But  should  you  always  give,  merely 
because  others  expect,  or  because  somebody 
else  gives? 

Susan.  0  no,  sir,  not  always. 

Father.  0,  only  on  birthdays. 

Susan.  Now  you  are  making  a  joke  of  me, 
I  see.  But  I  thought  you  liked  that  people 
should  be  generous.  My  grandmother  said 
that  she  did. 

Father.  So    do    I,    full    as    well    as    your 


48  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

grandmother.  But  what  is  it  to  be  gener- 
ous? 

Susan.  Why,  is  it  not  generous  to  make 
presents  ? 

Father.  That  is  a  question  which  it  would 
take  some  time  to  answer. 

But,  to  make  a  present  that  ycu  know 
can  be  of  no  use,  to  one  you  do  not  love  or 
esteem,  because  it  is  her  birthday;  because 
every  body  gives  her  something;  because 
she  expects  something;  and  because  your 
grandmother  says  she  likes  to  see  people 
generous,  seems  to  me,  my  dear  Susan,  to 
be  rather  foolish  than  generous. 

Susan.  Then  I  am  a  fool,  am  I? 

Father.  Because  yiu  have  made  one  mis- 
take? 0  no!  If  you  have  sense  enough  to 
see  your  own  mistakes,  and  can  afterward 
avoid  them,  you  will  never  be  a  fool. 

Exercise. — What  had  Susan  been  making?  Why  did  she 
wish  to  give  it  to  her  cousin?  Is  it  wrong  to  make  presents? 
What  kind  of  pi-esents  should  they  be? 


Pt,   pts. 


ARTICULATION. 

2 

ept, 

2                    2                2 

epts,       ipt,       ipts, 

2                 2 

opt,       opts. 

upt, 

2 

upts,      oipt,     oipts, 

oupt,    oupts, 

2 

apt, 

2                      2             2 

sept,      crept,  septs, 

2 

ad-epts. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES, 


49 


LESSON    XVI. 


ij^  hi 

Va:  . 1 


fetch 

stAnge 

gen 'tie 

stop'p^d 

scene 

ta'blcs 

viewed 

skip'ped 

watch 

kit'ten 

quickly 

mam-ma' 

stretch 

mit'ten 

anx'ious 

fol'low-ed 

^:< 


THE    RAGE    FOR    THE    MITTEN. 

1.  One  day  a  pretty,  playful  kitten 
Pulled  off  the  little  Ellen's  mitten;  - 
Skipped  o'er  the  tables  and  the  chairs, 
Then  left  the  room  and  ran  up  stairs. 

2.  Ellen,  who,  seated  at  her  book, 
Yiewed  the  whole  scene  with  anxious  look, 
Now  thought  it  time  to  jump  and  run, 
And  watch  the  end  of  Kittv's  fun. 


50  NEW    THIRD    READER, 

3.  Up  stairs  and  down,  Kit  almost  flew, 
And  Ellen  followed  quickly,  too; 
But  Ellen  could  not  catch  the  kitten, 
Nov  could  she  get  the  stolen  mitten. 

4.  Sometimes  the  kitten  would  turn  round; 
Then  on  she  went  with  sudden  bound: 
Ellen  might  stretch  her  hand  in  vain; 
The  little  thing  was  off  again. 

5.  Ellen,  quite  tired  out,  at  last, 
Thought  that  the  kitten  ran  too  fast; 
And  turned  to  hear  her  little  brother 
Call,  "Sister  Ellen,  let's  fell  mother." 

6.  To  tell  mamma  she  thought  it  best, 
But  stopped  to  take  a  moment's  rest; 
She  put  her  hand  before  her  eye, 
And  almost  felt  that  she  must  cry. 

7.  The   kitten   marked  the  sudden  change, 
And  seemed  to  think  it  very  strange; 
Then  creeping  back,  with  gentle  pace, 
She  looked  straight  up  in  Ellen's  face. 

8.  Ellen  knew  not  that  puss  was  near; 
Her  easy  step  she  did  not  hear; 
Puss  raised  her  paw  with  gentle  tap, 
And  laid  the  mit  in  Ellen's  lap. 


rHE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  51 


LESSON   XVII. 

court 

sto'ry        jus'tice 

an'i-mals 

judge 

office       ob'jects 

pre-tense' 

cheese 

a-gree'      nib'bkd 

cram'med 

wrong 

mor'al       bal'ance 

sup-pos'tfd 

weighs 

tri'fles      grave'ly 

dis-miss'^d 

re-sort' 

de-cide'     monk'ey 

in-struc'tion 

THE    CATS    AND    THE    MONKEY. 
A   FABLE. 

1.  A  Fable  is  a  story,  in  which  animals 
or  other  objects  are  supjDosed  to  talk,  al- 
though they  never  do  so. 

2.  The  moral  of  a  fable  is  the  instruction 
to  be  drawn  from  it.  Here  is  the  fable  of 
the  cats  and  the  monkey. 

3.  Two  hungry  cats,  having  stolen  some 
cheese,  could  not  agree  how  to  divide  it. 
So  they  called  in  a  monkey,  to  decide  the 
case. 

4.  "Let  me  see,"  says  the  monkey,  with 
an  arch  look,  "this  slice  weighs  more  than 
the  other."  With  that,  he  bit  off  a  large 
piece,  in  order,  as  he  said,  to  make  them 
balance. 

3d  Rd.  4. 


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NEW    THIRD    READER, 


5.  The  other  scale  was  now  too  heavy. 
This  gave  the  upright  judge  a  fine  pretense 
to  take  a  second  mouthful. 


6.  "Hold!  hold!"  cried  the  two  cats; 
"give  each  of  us  his  share  of  the  rest,  and 
we  will  be  content." 

7.  "If  you  are  content,"  says  the  monkey, 
"justice  is  not.  The  law.  my  friends,  must 
have  its  course." 

8.  So  he  nibbled  first  one  piece,  and  then 
the  other.  The  jooor  cats,  seeing  their 
cheese  in  a  fair  way  to  be  all  eaten,  most 
humbly  begged  the  judge  to  give  himself 
no  further  trouble. 

9.  "Not  so  fast,  I  beseech  you,  my 
friends,"  says  the  judge;  "we  owe  justice  to 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  53 

ourselves  as  well  as  to  you.     What  is  left, 
is  due  to  me  in  right  of  my  office." 

10.  So  saying,  he  crammed  the  whole  into 
his  mouth,  and  Arery  gravely  dismissed  the 
court. 

MORAL. 

11.  This  fable  teaches  us,  that  it  is  better 
to  bear  slight  wrong,  rather  than  to  resort 
to  law  for  trifles. 


Exercises  . — What  is  a  fable?    What  is  meant  by  the  moral 
of  a  fable?     Relate  this  fable  and  give  its  moi-al. 

ARTICULATION. 

3  3  3  3  3  3 

Ptb,  rbs.       arb,       orb,        urb,       arbs,       orbs,  urbs. 

3  3  3  3  3  3 

barb,     barbs,    garb,     garbs,     erb,     erbs. 
LESSON    XVIII. 

cloak      sul'try       buck'led       mount'ain 
wreck     de-cide'      suc-eeed'      for'ci-bly 
a-rose'     a-greed'     bursting     trav'el-er 

THE    WIND    AND    THE    SUN. 
A   FABLE. 

1.  A  dispute  once  arose  between  the 
Wind  and  the  Sun,  as  to  which  of  the  two 
was  the  strongest. 


54  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  To  decide  the  matter,  they  agreed  to 
try  their  power  on  a  traveler.  That  party, 
which  should  first  strip  him  of  his  cloak, 
was  to  win  the  day. 

3.  The  Wind  began.  He  blew  a  cutting 
blast,  which  tore  up  the  mountain  oaks  by 
their  roots,  and  made  the  whole  forest  look 
like  a  wreck. 

4.  But  the  traveler,  though  at  first  he 
could  scarcely  keep  his  cloak  on  his  back, 
ran  under  a  hill  for  shelter,  and  buckled 
his  mantle  about  him  more  closely  than 
ever. 

5  The  Wind,  having  thus  tried  his  utmost 
power  in  vain,  the  Sun  began. 

6.  Bursting  through  a  thick  cloud,  he 
darted  his  sultry  beams  so  forcibly  upon 
the  traveler's  head,  that  the  poor  fellow 
was  almost  melted. 

7.  "This,"  said  he,  "is  past  all  bearing. 
It  is  so  hot,  that  one  might  as  well  be  in 
an  oven." 

8.  So  he  quickly  threw  off  his  cloak,  and 
went  under  the  shade  of  a  tree  to  cool 
himself. 

MORAL. 

9.  This    fable    teaches    us,     that    gentle 


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means  will  often  succeed, 
fail. 


where  force  will 


Exercises. — Relate  the  fable  of  the  "Wind  and  the  Sun. 
What  does  this  fable  teach  us?  Point  out  the  commas.  The 
colons.     The  periods. 


LESSON    XIX. 

wrong 

rea'son 

per'fect 

for-give' 

thanks 

dan'ger 

pout'ing 

creat'ure 

o-bey' 

pee'vish 

wake'ful 

qui'et-ly 

se'cret 

pre-ventr 

howl'ing 

a-sham'tfd 

a-void' 

brighter 

watched 

pro-tec'tion 

dur'ing 

de-lights' 

kind'ness 

sat'is-fi-tfd 

ooj^oo 

THINGS    TO    REMEMBER. 

1.  When  you  rise  in  the  morning,  re- 
member who  kept  you  from  danger  during 
the  night.  Remember  who  watched  over 
you,  while  you  slept,  and  whose  sun  shines 
around  you,  and  gives  you  the  sweet  light 
of  day. 

2.  Let  God  have  the  thanks  of  your 
heart,  for  His  kindness  and  His  care.  And 
pray  for  His  protection  during  the  wakeful 
hours  of  day. 


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3.  Remember  that  God  made  all  creatures 
to  be  happy;  and  will  do  nothing  that  may- 
prevent  their  being  so,  without  good  reason 
for  it. 

4.  When  you  are  at  the  table,  do  not  eat 
in  a  greedy  manner,  like  a  pig.  Eat  quietly, 
and  without  noise.  Do  not  reach  forth  your 
hand  for  the  food,  but  ask  some  one  to  help 
you. 

5.  Do  not  become  peevish  and  pout,  be- 
cause you  do  not  get  a  part  of  every  thing. 
Be  satisfied  with  what  is  given  you. 

6.  Avoid  a  pouting  face,  angry  looks,  and 
angry  words.  Do  not  slam  the  doors.  Go 
quickly  up  and  down  stairs;  and  never 
make  a  loud  noise  about  the  house. 

7.  Be  kind  and  gentle  in  your  manners; 
not  like  the  howling  winter  storm,  but  like 
the  bright  summer's  morning. 

8.  Do  always  as  your  parents  bid  you. 
Obey  them  with  a  ready  mind,  and  with  a 
pleasant  face. 

9.  Never  do  any  thing  that  you  would  be 
afraid  or  ashamed  that  your  parents  should 
know.  Remember,  if  no  one  else  sees  you, 
God  does;  from  whom  you  can  not  hide 
even  your  most  secret  thought. 


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10.  At  night,  before  you  go  to  sleep,  think 
whether  you  ha^ue  done  any  thing  that  was 
wrong,  during  the  day,  and  pray  to  Grod  to 
forgive  you.  If  any  one  has  done  you 
wrong,  forgive  him  in  your  heart. 

11.  If  you  have  not  learned  something 
useful,  or  been  in  some  way  useful,  during 
the  past  day,  think  that  it  is  a  day  lost,  and 
be  very  sorry  for  it. 

12.  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  He  will  guide 
you  in  the  way  of  good  men.  The  path  of 
the  just  is  a  light  that  shineth  brighter  and 
brighter,  unto  the  perfect  day. 

13.  We  mr_st  do  all  the  good  we  can  to 
all  men,  for  this  is  well  pleasing  in  the 
sight  of  Grod.  He  delights  to  see  his 
children  walk  in  love,  and  do  good,  one  to 
another. 

Exercises. — What  should  you  remember  in  the  morning? 
Whom  should  you  thank,  and  for  what  should  you  pray?  How 
should  you  behave  at  the  table?  What  should  you  avoid?  How 
should  you  behave  to  your  parents?  What  should  you  do  at 
night?     Whom  should  you  always  trust? 


Rd,  rds. 


oo^oo 

ARTICULATION. 

3 

ard, 

3                      3                  3 

ord,         urd,      ards, 

ords, 

urds. 

3 

lord, 

3                      3                  3 

lords,      bard,     bards, 

3 

card, 

cards. 

3 

gard, 

3                     3                   3 

gards,     cord,     cords, 

3 

curd, 

3 

curds. 

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LESSON    XX. 

sees  friend  pun'ish  heav'en 

sight  guards  ac'tions  false'hood 

hates  pray'er  wick'ecl  re-mem'ber 

saves  whis'per  de-light'  for-give'ness 

REMEMBER. 

1.  Remember,  child,  remember, 

That  God  is  in  the  sky; 
That  He  looks  down  on  all  we  do, 
With  an  ever- wakeful  eye. 

2.  Remember,  0'  remember, 

That  all  the  day  and  night, 
He  sees  our  thoughts  and  actions, 
With  an  ever-watchful  sight. 

3.  Remember,  child,  remember, 

That  God  is  good  and  true; 
That  He  wishes  us  to  always  be 
Like  him  in  all  we  do. 

4.  Remember  that  He  ever  hates 

A  falsehood,  or  a  lie; 
Remember  He  will  punish,  too, 
The  wicked,  by  and  by. 


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5.  Remember,  0,  remember, 

That  He  is  like  a  friend, 
And  wishes  ns  to  holy  be, 
And  happy,  in  the  end. 

6.  Remember,  child,  remember, 

To  pray  to  him  in  heaven- 
And  if  you  have  been  doing  wrong, 
0,  ask  to  be  forgiven. 

7.  Be  sorry,  in  your  little  prayer, 

And  whisper  in  his  ear; 
Ask  his  forgiveness  and  his  love, 
And  He  will  surely  hear. 

8.  Remember,  child,  remember, 

That  you  love,  with  all  your  might, 
The  God  who  watches  o'er  us, 

And  gives  us  each  delight, 
Who  guards  us  ever  through  the  day, 

And  saves  us  in  the  night. 

Exercises. — Who  is  it  that  looks  on  all  we  do?  What 
does  God  hate?     What  must  we  do,  if  we  have  done  wrong? 

TO    TEA  CHERS. 

The  Spelling  Lists  at  the  head  of  the  Reading  Lessons,  are 
given  merely  as  examples  of  the  manner  in  which  spelling 
should  be  taught,  in  connection  with  reading.  The  teacher 
should  add  all  the  important  words  of  the  lesson. 


60  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

LESSON    XXI. 

Swiss  re-ceive'  light'ed  grat'i-tude 

gay'ly  pray'ers  sparked  in-tend'ing 

re-peat1  country  lan'guage  dis-tress'cd 

mon'ey  shout'ecl  wretch  'ed  cheer 'ful-ly 

be-long'  dis-tress'  fam'i-ly  un-der-stood' 

re-ward'  welcome  shiv'er-ing  un-der-stand' 

W^OO- 

THE    NEW-YEAR. 

1.  One  pleasant  New-year's  morning,  Ed- 
ward rose,  and  washed  and  dressed  himself 
in  haste.  He  wanted  to  be  first  to  wish  a 
happy  New-year. 

2.  He  looked  in  every  room,  and  shouted 
the  words  of  welcome.  He  ran  into  the 
street,  to  repeat  them  to  those  he  might 
meet. 

3.  When  he  came  back,  his  father  gave 
him  two,  bright,  silver  dollars. 

4.  His  face  lighted  up,  as  he  took  them. 
He  had  long  wished  to  buy  some  pretty 
books  he  had  seen  at  the  bookstore. 

5.  He  left  the  house  with  a  light  heart, 
intending  to  buy  the  books. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  61 

6.  As  he  ran  down  the  street,  he  saw  a 
poor  Swiss  family,  the  father,  mother,  and 
three  children,  shivering  with  cold. 

7.  "I  wish  you  a  happy  New-year,"  said 
Edward,  as  he  was  gayly  passing  on.  The 
man  shook  his  head,  and  said,  "Me  no 
understand." 


8.  "You  do  not  belong  to  this  country 
then,"  said  Edward.  The  man  again  shook 
his  head,  for  he  could  not  speak  our  lan- 
guage. 

9.  But  he' pointed  to  his  mouth,  and  to 
the  children,  as  if  to  say,  "These  little 
ones  have  had  nothing  to  eat  for  a  long- 
time." 

10.  Edward  quickly  understood  that  these 
poor  people  were  in  distress.     He  took  out 


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# 


his  dollars,  and  gave  one  to  the  man,  and 
the  other  to  his  wife. 

11.  How  their  eyes  sparkled  with  grat- 
itude! They  said  something  in  their  lan- 
guage, which  doubtless  meant,  "We  thank 
you  a  thousand  times,  and  will  remember 
you  in  our  prayers." 

12.  When  Edward  came  home,  his  father 
asked  him  what  books  he  had  bought.  He 
hung  his  head  a  moment,  but  quickly  looked 
up. 

13.  "I  have  bought  no  books,"  said  he. 
"I  gave  my  money  to  some  poor  people, 
who  seemed  to  be  very  hungry  and 
wretched. 

14.  "I  think  I  can  wait  for  my  books  till 
next  New-year.  0,  if  you  had  seen  how 
glad  they  were  to  receive  the  money!" 

15.  "My  dear  boy,"  said  his  father,  "here 
is  a  whole  bundle  of  books.  I  give  them  to 
you,  more  as  a  reward  for  your  goodness  of 
heart,  than  as  a  New-year's  gift. 

16.  "I  saw  you  give  the  money  to  the 
poor  Swiss  family.  It  was  no  small  sum 
for  a  little  boy  to  give  cheerfully. 

17.  "Be  thus  ever  ready  to  help  the  poor, 
and  wretched,    and    distressed;    and    every 


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63 


year  of  your  life  will  be  -  to  you  a  happy 
New-year." 


Exercises . — What  did  Edward  do  on  New-year's  morning? 
What  did  his  father  give  him  when  he  came  back?  Whom  did 
he  meet,  and  what  did  they  try  to  tell  him?  What  did  he  do 
with  his  money?     How  did  his  father  reward  him? 

ARTICULATION. 

3 


3  3 

Rf,  rfs.     arf,       orf,        urf,         arfs, 

3  3  3  3 

serf,     serfs,     dworf,     dworfs, 

3  3  3 

irf,       irfs,       orf, 


orfs, 

3 

arf, 


urfs. 

3 

arfs. 


orfs,         turf,   turfs. 


LESSON   XXII. 


Jack 

prowl 

shiv'er 

laugh'ing 

Frost 

wring 

chased 

mid'night 

tomb 

lin'net 

joy'ous 

woodlands ' 

crack 

tin'gle 

crev'ice 

sleigh'-bells 

swept 

jin'gle 

wrap'ped 

school'-boys 

,       JACK    FROST. 

Who  hath  killed  the  pretty  flowers, 
Born  and  bred  in  summer  bowers? 
Who  hath  taken  away  their  bloom? 
Who  hath  SAvept  them  to  the  tomb? 
Jack  Frost. 


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2.  Who  hath  chased  the  birds  so  gay, 
Lark  and  linnet,  all  away? 

Who  hath  hushed  their  joyous  breath, 
And  made  the  woodlands  still  as  death  ? 
Jack  Frost. 

3.  Who  hath  chilled  the  laughing  river? 
Who  doth  make  the  old  oak  shiver? 
Who  hath  wrapped  the  world  in  snow? 
Who  doth  make  the  wild  winds  blow? 

Jack  Frost. 

4  Who  doth  prowl  at  midnight  hour 
Like  a  thief  around  the  door, 
Through  each  crack  and  crevice  creeping, 
Through  the  very  key-hole  peeping?     • 
Jack  Frost. 

5.  Who  doth  pinch  the  traveler's  toes? 
Who  doth  wring  the  school-boy's  nose? 
Who  doth  make  your  ringers  tingle? 
Who  doth  make  the  sleigh-bells  jingle? 
Jack  Frost. 


Exercises. — What  is  Jack  Frost?  What  does  it  do  to  the 
flowers?  The  birds?  '"The  river?  What  does  it  do  at  midnight? 
What  to  the  traveler?  The  school-boy?  The  sleighs?  Point  out 
in  this  lesson  the  commas.  The  mark  for  interrogation.  The 
apostrophes. 


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65 


LESSON   XXIII. 


clock  spir'it  stu'pid  boast'ing 

stock  ask'ing  smiled  mer'ri-ly 

church  stee'ple  gloom'y  sun'-di-al 

tongue  hum'ble  showed  mod'est-y 


3>^C 


THE    CLOCK    AND    THE    SUN-DIAL. 
A  FABLE. 

1.  One  gloomy  day,  the  Clock  on  a  steeple 
looking  down  on  the  Sun-dial  in  a  garden 
near  by,  said,  "How  stupid  it  is  in  you  to 
stand  there  like  a  stock. 

2.  "You  never  tell  the  hour,  till  a  bright 
sun  looks  forth  from  the  sky,  and  gives  you 
leave.     I  go  merrily  round,  day  and  night; 


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in   summer  and  winter  the   same,   without 
asking  his  leave. 

3.  "I  tell  the  people  the  time  to  rise,  to 
come  to  dinner,  and  to  go  to  church. 

4.  "Hark!  I  am  going  to  strike  now: 
one,  two,  three,  four.  There  it  'is  for  you. 
How  silly  you  look.  You  can  say  noth- 
ing." 

5.  The  sun,  at  that  moment  broke  forth 
from  behind  a  cloud,  and  showed,  by  the 
Sun-dial,  that  the  Clock  was  half  an  hour 
behind  the  right  time. 

6.  The  boasting  Clock  now  held  his 
tongue,  and  the  Dial  only  smiled  at  his 
folly. 

MORAL. 

7.  Humble  modesty  is  more  often  right, 
than  a  proud  and  boasting  spirit. 

Exercises . — Relate  the  fable  of  the  Clock  and  the  Sun- 
dial.    What  is  the  moral  of  the  fable? 


ARTICULATION. 

,  rks> 

3  , 
ark, 

3                     3                   3 

ork,        urk,       arks. 

orks, 

urks. 

3 

ark, 

S                          3                   3 

arks,       clerk,    clerks, 

3 

bark, 

3 

barks. 

3 

dirk 

3                    3                  3 

dirks,     cork,     corks, 

mark, 

marks. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  07 

LESSON    XXIV. 

fight  effort  cow'ard  us'u-al 

depth  med'dle  mis'chief  qui'et-ly 

wrong  quar'rel  screamed  de-serv'ed 

clothes  bathing  strug'gkd  aft'er-noon 

straight  cour'age  re-proaciY  cow'ard-ice 

COURAGE    AND    COWARDICE. 

1.  Robert  and  Henry  were  going  home 
from  school,  when,  on  turning  a  corner, 
Robert  cried  out,  "A  fight!  a  fight!  let  us 
go  and  see!" 

2.  "No,"  said  Henry;  ."let  us  go  quietly 
home,  and  not  meddle  with  them.  We  have 
nothing  to  do  with  the  quarrel,  and  may  get 
into  mischief." 

3.  "You  are  a  coward,  and  afraid  to  go," 
said  Robert,  and  off  he  ran.  Henry  went 
straight  home,  and  in  the  afternoon  went  to 
school,  as  usual. 

4.  But  Robert  had  told  all  the  boys  that 
Henry  was  a  coward,  and  they  laughed  at 
him  a  great  deal. 

5.  Henry  had  learned,  however,  that  true 
courage  was  shown  most  in  bearing  reproach, 

3d  Rd.  5. 


68  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

when  not  deserved,  and  that  he  ought  to  be 
afraid  of  nothing  hut  doing  wrong. 

6.  A  few  days  after,  Robert  was  bathing 
with  some  school-mates,  and  got  out  of  his 
depth.  He  struggled,  and  screamed  for 
help,  but  air  in  vain. 

7.  The  boys  who  had  called  Henry  a 
coward,  got  out  of  the  water  as  fast  as 
they  could.  They  did  not  even  try  to  help 
him. 

8.  Robert  was  fast  sinking,  when  Henry 
threw  off  his  clothes,  and  sprang  into  the 
water.  He  reached  Robert,  just  as  he  was 
sinking  the  last  time. 

9.  By  great  effort,  and  with  much  danger 
to  himself,  he  brought  Robert  to  the  shore, 
and  thus  saved  his  life. 

10.  Robert  and  his  school-mates  were 
ashamed  at  having  called  Henry  a  coward. 
They  owned  that  he  had  more  courage  than 
any  of  them. 

11.  Never  be  afraid  to  do  good,  but 
always  fear  to  do  evil. 

Exercises. — What  did  Robert  and  Henry  see  as  they  left 
school?  What  did  Robert  propose?  What  did  Henry  reply? 
What  did  Robert  call  him?  What  happened  afterward?  What 
did  this  prove?     Of  what  alone  should  we  be  afraid? 


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69 


LESSON  XXV. 


piece 

fellow 

pricked 

naught'y 

tricks 

roared 

laughed 

grin'ning 

lying 

mon'ey 

rub'bing 

stretched 

a-rose' 

howl'ed 

knuckles 

heartl-ly 

served 

wag'ged 

watching 

punlsh-tfd 

THE  CRUEL  BOY  PUNISHED. 

1.  AiS"  idle  boy  was  one  day  sitting  on 
the  steps  of  a  door,  with  a  stick  in  one 
hand,  and  a  piece  of  bread  and  butter  in 
the  other.  As  he  was  eating  his  bread,  he 
saw  a  dog  lying  near  him,  and  called  out, 
"Come  here,  fellow!" 


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2.  The  dog,  hearing  himself  kindly  spoken 
to,  arose,  pricked  up  his  ears,  wagged  his 
tail,  and  came  up. 

3.  The  boy  held  out  his  piece  of  bread 
and  butter,  and  as  the  dog  was  about  to 
take  it,  the  naughty  fellow  struck  him  on 
the  nose  with  the  stick,  which  he  had  in  the 
other  hand.  The  poor  dog  howled,  and  ran 
away  as  fast  as  he  could. 

4.  The  cruel  boy  laughed  heartily  at  the 
trick  he  had  played.  At  this  moment,  a 
man  on  the  other  side  of  the  street,  who 
had  been  watching  him,  called  to  the  boy, 
and  showing  him  a  half-dollar,  asked  him 
if  he  would  like  to  have  it. 

5.  "Yes,"  said  the  boy,  "to  be  sure  I 
would."  "Come  and  get  it,  then,"  said  the 
man.  The  boy  ran  to  him,  and  stretched 
out  his  hand  for  the  money,  when  the  man 
gave  him  such  a  rap  over  the  knuckles  with 
his  cane,  that  he  roared  with  pain. 

6.  "Why  did  you  do  that?"  said  the 
boy,  grinning  and  rubbing  his  knuckles. 
"I  did  not  hurt  you,  or  ask  you  for 
monev." 

7.  "Why  did  you  strike  the  poor  dog 
just  now?"   said  the  man.     "Had  he  hurt 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  fl 

you,  or  asked  you  for  bread?     I  have  served 
you  just  as  you  served  him." 

8.  The  bad  boy  hung  his  head,  and 
seemed  very  much  ashamed;  and  I  have 
never  heard  of  his  playing  any  cruel  tricks 
since. 


EXERCISES.- 

-Relate  this  story.     Why  is  cruelty  to  animals 

wrong? 

ARTICULATION. 

Rl,  rls. 

3 

ari, 

3                     3                   3                      3                  3 

orl,          url,         arls,         oris,      urls. 

3  3  3  3  3,3 

hurl,     hurls,     marl,     marls,     curl,     curls. 

3  3  3  3  3  3 

carl,      carls,      girl,       girls,       erl,       erls. 

j oO>Koo 

LESSON    XXVI. 

dye  vel'vet  trim'mad  ap-pear'^d 

crawl  gazing  se-cret/ed  un-come'ly 

watch  rep'tile  but'ter-fly  beau'te-ous 

pow'er  briU'iant  for-got'ten  eat'er-pil-lar 

»o^<« 

THE    CATERPILLAR. 
A  FABLE. 

1.  " Do  n't  kill  me!"  Caterpillar  said, 
As  Charles  had  raised  his  heel, 
Upon  the  humble  worm  to  tread. 
As  though  it  could  not  feel. 


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2.  "Don't  kill  me!  and  I'll  crawl  away, 

To  hide  awhile,  and  try 
To  come  and  look,  another  day, 
More  pleasing  to  your  eye. 

3.  "I  know  I  'm  now  among  the  things 

Uncomely  to  your  sight; 
But,  by  and  by,  on  splendid  wings 
You  '11  see  me  high  and  bright. 

4  "And  then,  perhaps,  you  may  be  glad 
To  watch  me  on  the  flower, 
And  that  you  spared  the  worm,  you  had 
To-day  within  your  power." 

5.  The  caterpillar  went  and  hid 

In  some  secreted  place, 
Where  none  could  look  on  what  he  did, 
To  change  his  form  and  face. 

6.  And,  by  and  by,  when  Charles  had  quite 

Forgotten  what  I  've  told, 

A  butterfly  appeared  in  sight, 

Most  beauteous  to  behold. 

7.  His   shining  wings  were  trimmed  with 

gold, 
And  many  a  brilliant  dye 
Was  laid  upon  their  velvet  fold, 
To  charm  the  gazing  eye. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  73 

8.  Then,  near  as  safety  would  allow, 

To  Charles's  ear  he  drew, 
And  said,  "You  may  not  know  me  now; 
My  form  and  name  are  new. 

9.  "I  am  the  worm  that  once  you  raised 

Your  ready  foot  to  kill; 
,  For  sparing  me  I  long  have  praised, 
And  love  and  praise  you  still. 

10.  "The  lowest  reptile  at  your  feet, 
When  power  is  not  abused, 
May  prove  the  fruit  of  mercy  sweet, 
By  being  kindly  used.', 


-~o>*S< 


LESSON   XXVII. 

tierce     ac'tions       thick'et  an'gri-ly 

wrath    pur'pose      sur-prise'  of-fend'ed 

ech'o      mock'ing     school'-mates     hap'pen-ed 

THE    ECHO. 

1.  As  Robert  was  one  day  rambling 
about,  he  happened  to  cry  out,  "Ho,  ho!" 
He  instantly  heard  coming  back  from  a  hill 
near  by,  the  same  words,  "Ho,  ho!" 


74  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  In  great  surprise,  he  said  with  a  loud 
voice,  "Who  are  you?"  Upon  this,  the 
same  words  came  back,  "Who  are  you?" 

3.  Robert  now  cried  out  harshly,  "You 
must  be  a  very  foolish  fellow."  "Foolish 
fellow!"  came  back  from  the  hill. 

4.  Robert  was  now  quite  angry,  and  with 
loud  and  fierce  words  went  toward  the  spot 
whence  the  sounds  came.  The  words  all 
came  back  to  him  in  the  same  angry  tone. 

5.  He  then  went  into  the  thicket,  and 
looked  for  the  boy,  who,  as  he  thought,  was 
mocking  him;  but  he  could  find  nobody. 

6.  When  he  went  home,  he  told  his 
mother,  that  some  boy  had  hid  himself  in 
the  wood,  for  the  purpose  of  mocking  him. 

7.  "Robert,"  said  his  mother,  "you  are 
angry  with  yourself  alone.  You  heard 
nothing  but  your  own  words." 

8.  "Why/ mother,  how  can  that  be?" 
said  Robert.  "Did  you  never  hear  an 
echo?"  said  his  mother.  "An  echo,  dear 
mother?  No,  I  am  sure  I  never  did. 
What  is  it?" 

9.  "I  will  tell  you,"  said  his  mother. 
"You  know  when  you  play  with  your  ball, 
and  throw  it  against  the  side  of  a  house, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  75 

it  bounds  back   to  you."      "Yes,   mother," 
said  he,  "and  I  catch  it  again." 

10.  "Well,"  said  his  mother,  "if  I  were 
ill  the  open  air,  by  the  side  of  a  hill  or  a 
large  barn,  and  should  speak  very  loud,  my 
voice  would  be  sent  back,  so  that  I  could 
hear  again  the  very  words  which  I  spoke. 

11.  "That,  my  son,  is  an  echo.  When 
you  thought  some  one  was  mocking  you,  it 
was  only  the  hill  before  you,  echoing,  or 
sending  back  your  own  voice. 

12.  "The  bad  boy,  as  you  thought  it  was, 
spoke  no  more  angrily  than  yourself.  If 
you  had  spoken  kindly,  you  would  have 
heard  a  kind  reply. 

13.  "Had  you  spoken  in  a  low,  sweet, 
gentle  tone,  the  voice  that  came  back  would 
have  been  as  low,  sweet,  and  gentle  as  your 
own. 

14.  "The  Bible  says,  A  soft  answer 
turneth  away  wrath.  Remember  this, 
when  you  are  at  play  with  your  school- 
mates. 

15.  "If  any  of  them  should  be  offended, 
and  speak  in  a  loud,  angry  tone,  remember 
the  echo,  and  let  your  words  be  soft  and 
kind. 


76  NEW    THIRD    READER. 


16.  "When  you  come  home  from  school, 
and  find  your  little  brother  cross  and  peevish, 
speak  mildly  to  him.  You  will  soon  see  a 
smile  on  his  lips,  and  find  that  his  tones 
will  become  mild  and  sweet. 

17.  "Whether  you  are  in  the  fields  or  in 
the  woods,  at  school  or  at  play,  at  home  or 
abroad,  remember, 

The  good  and  the  kind, 
By  kindness  their  love  ever  proving, 
Will  dwell  with  the  pure  and  the  loving." 

Exercises . — Relate  what  Robert  saw  and  heard  as  he  was 
rambling  in  the  fields.  What  did  he  think  it  was  that  answered 
him?  What  did  his  mother  tell  him?  How  did  she  explain  to 
him  an  echo?  What  does  the  Bible  say  about  a  soft  answer? 
What  will  be  the  consequence?  Can  you  repeat  the  lines  at  the 
close  of  the  story? 

o-o>g>4o^ 

TO    TEA  CHERS. 

The  Exercises  in  Articulation  are  placed  between  the  Reading 
Lessons,  that  they  may  be  practiced  before  or  after  reading,  or 
independently,  as  the  teacher  may  prefer. 

oO^Oo 


ARTICULATION. 

3  3  3  3  3  3 

Rm,  this,     arm,  orm,  urm,  arms,  onus,  urms. 

3  3  3  3  3  3 

arm,  arms,  farm,  farms,  form,  forms. 

3                    3  3  3  3  3 

harm,  harms,  firm,  firms,  term,  terms. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


11 


LESSON    XXVIII. 


chief 

a'pron 

pitch/cr 

mis'ehief 

tease 

placed 

be-lieve' 

con-fmVd 

tricks 

say'ing 

passage 

car'ry-ing 

trick'y 

slip'pal 

changed 

de-serv'ed 

screams 

de-light' 

Iaugh'ing 

pun'ish-ment 

>>*<c 


THE    TRICKY    BOY. 

1.  George  jNortox  was  very  fond  of 
playing  tricks. 

2.  He  thought  it  was  fine  fun  to  tie  a 
rope  across  a  passage,  and  see  some  one  fall 
over  it,  or  to  pin  a  little  girl's  apron  to  the 
chair,  so  that  it  would  tear  when  she  rose. 

3.  He  did  not  think  or  care  about  the 
danger  of  being  hurt  by  the  fall,  or  of  ,the 
trouble  of  mending  clothes  that  were  torn. 

4.  As  his  chief  delight  was  to  tease 
others,  he  was  not  liked  by  any  one.  At 
last,  however,  he  met  with  a  punishment 
which  he  richly  deserved. 

5.  One  morning,  he  met  a  little  girl  with 
a  pitcher  of  milk.  Being  tired  of  carrying- 
it  in  her  hand,  she  asked  him  to  put  it  on 
her  head. 


78 


NEW    THIRD    READER, 


6.  "With  all  my  heart,"  said  George. 
He  thought  it  would  be  tine  fun  to  throw  it 
down,  and  make  her  believe  that  she  had 
let  it  fall. 


Come    here.      Stand    very    still,    and 


when  I  have  lifted  the  pitcher,  be  sure  that 
you  take  hold  of  the  handle. " 

8.  "Thank  vou."  said  the  little  girt 
"My  arm  is  ready  to  drop  off.  I  have 
been  a  great  way,  and  my  little  brothers 
and  sisters  can  have  no  dinner  till  I  get 
home." 

9.  "Very  well,"  said  G-eorge.  "Wow 
then,  stand  still."  So  saying,  the  moment 
he  had  placed  the  pitcher  on  her  head,  he 
took  care  to  let  go,  before  she  could  take 
hold  of  it. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  79 

10.  As  George  wished,  the  pitcher  fell  to 
the  ground,  and  was  broken  in  pieces,  and 
the  milk  lost. 

11.  The  poor  girl  burst  into  tears;  but 
George  stood  laughing,  and  asked  her,  why 
she  did  not  take  hold  of  the  handle.  But 
his  laughing  was  very  soon  changed  into 
screams. 

12.  The  milk  had  made  the  ground  so 
soft,  that,  in  turning  to  run  away,  George's 
foot  slipped,  and  he  fell  with  his  leg  under 
him,  and  broke  it. 

13.  Nobody  could  be  very  sorry  for  him. 
He  was  confined  to  his  bed  three  months, 
and  every  one  said,  "So  much  the  better. 
The  lesson  will  do  him  good,  and  he  will  be 
out  of  the  way  of  mischief." 

Exercises  . — Relate  the  story  of  the  boy  who  loved  to  play 
tricks.  Why  could  nobody  be  very  sorry  for  him?  How  must 
we  behave  if  we  wish  others  to  love  us? 

TO  TEACHERS. 
It  should  be  remembered,  that  the  Spelling  Exercises  connected 
with  the  reading  lessons  in  this  book,  are,  by  no  means,  designed 
as  a  substitute  for  the  indispensable  drill  of  the  Sj)  el  ling-book,  but 
merely  as  auxiliary  to  that.  A  very  careful  attention  to  this 
exercise  is  recommended,  especially  for  young  pupils;  as  youth 
is  the  time,  when,  if  ever,  the  foundation  is  laid  for  correct 
spelling. 


80 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


LESSON    XXIX. 


loft'y        war'ble       chill'ing 
joy'ous     dis-turb'     rain'bow 


pres  ence 
in'no-cenfc 
tune'ful    building    cheerless    wa'ter-fatla 

DO  N'T    KILL    THE    BIRDS. 

1.  Do  n't  kill  the  birds !  the  little  birds, 

That  sing  about  your  door, 
Soon  as  the  joyous  spring  has  come, 
And  chilling  storms  are  o'er. 

2.  The  little  birds!  how  sweet  they  sing! 

0,  let  them  joyous  live; 
And  do  not  seek  to  take  the  life, 
Which  you  can  never  give. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  81 

3.  Don't  kill  the  birds!  the  pretty  birds, 

That  play  among  the  trees;    • 
For  earth  would  be  a  cheerless  place, 
If  it  were  not  for  these. 

4.  The  little  birds!  how  fond  they  play! 

Do  not  disturb  their  sport; 
But  let  them  warble  forth  their  songs, 
Till  winter  cuts  them  short. 

5.  Don't  kill  the  birds!  the  happy  birds, 

That  bless  the  field  and  grove; 
So  innocent  to  look  upon, 

They  claim  our  warmest  love. 

6.  The  happy  birds,  the  tuneful  birds, 

How  pleasant  'tis  to  see! 
No  spot  can  be  a  cheerless  place 
Where  e'er  their  presence  be. 


Exercises . — Why  should  we  not  kill  the  birds ?  Are  there 
not  some  animals  that  it  is  right  to  kill?  What  animals,  and 
why? 

<x,>S><oo 

ARTICULATION. 

«  3  3  3  3  3 

Up,  rps.     arp,        orp,         urp,       arps,        orps,     urps. 

3  3  3  3  3.  3. 

harp,     harps,     carp,     carps,      quirp,   quirps. 

3  3  3  3  3  3 

sharp,    sharps,    scarp,    scarps,    chirp,    chirps. 


82 


NEW    THIRD    READER 


LESSON    XXX. 


^    1/ 


1  'i^iTtr^'^wTi^  ■' 


eyes  picked  nght'ing  gath'er-^d 

perch  larg'est  feath'ers  re-veng'al 

vex'^d  crowed  naught'y  con'quer-^d 

seized  showed  chick'ens  quar'rel-some 

THE    QUARRELSOME    COCKS. 

1.  Here  is  a  story  about  two  foolish 
cocks  that  were  always  quarreling,  which  is 
very  naughty.  You  do  not  quarrel?  No? 
I  am  glad  of  it,  But  if  you  see  any  little 
boys  who  quarrel,  you  may  tell  them  the 
story  of  the  cocks. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES,  83 

2.  There  was  once  a  hen  that  lived  in  a 
farm-yard,  and  she  had  a  large  brood  of 
chickens.  She  took  a  great  deal  of  care  of 
them,  and  gathered  them  under  her  wings 
every  night. 

3.  The  chickens  were  all  very  good,  ex- 
cept two  cocks,  that  were  always  quarreling 
with  each  other.  They  were  hardly  out  of 
the  shell,  before  they  began  to  peck  at  each 
other;  and  when  they  grew  larger,  they 
fought  till  they  were  all  bloody. 

4.  If  one  picked  up  a  grain  of  corn,  the 
other  would  always  want  it.  They  never 
looked  pretty,  because  their  feathers  were 
pulled  off  in  fighting,  till  they  were  quite 
bare.  They  pecked  at  each  other's  eyes,  till 
they  were  both  almost  blind.    ■ 

5.  The  old  hen  very  often  told  them  how 
naughty  it  was  to  quarrel  so;  but  they  did 
not  mind  her. 

6.  One  day  these  two  cocks  had  been 
fighting.  The  largest  cock,  whose  name 
was  Poco,  beat  the  other,  and  crowed  over 
him,  and  drove  him  quite  out  of  the  yard. 

7.  The  cock  that  had  been  beaten,  slunk 
away  and  hid  himself.  He  was  vexed  that 
he    had    been    conquered,    and    he    wanted 

3d  B.d.  fi. 


84  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

sadly  to  be  revenged.  But  he  did  not  know 
how  to  manage  it,  for  he  was  not  strong 
enough  himself. 

8.  So,  after  thinking  a  great  deal,  he 
went  to  a  sly,  old  fox  that  lived  near.  He 
said  to  him,  "Fox,  you  may  come  with  me. 
I  will  show  you  where  there  is  a  large,  fat 
cock  in  a  farm-yard.  You  may  eat  him  up, 
if  you  will." 

9.  The  fox  was  very  glad,  for  he  was 
hungry  enough.  He  said,  "Yes,  I  will 
come  with  all  my  heart,  and  I  will  not 
leave  a  feather  of  him.  Come  now,  and 
show  me  where  he  may  be  found." 

10.  So  they  went  together,  and  the  cock 
showed  the  fox  the  way  into  the  farm-yard; 
and  there  was  poor  Poco  asleep  upon  the 
perch.  The  fox  seized  him  by  the  neck, 
and  ate  him  up.  The  other  cock  stood  by, 
and  crowed  for  joy. 

11.  But  when  the  fox  had  done,  he  said, 
"Poco  was  very  good,  but  I  have  not  had 
enough  yet."  So  he  flew  upon  the  other 
cock,  and,  in  a  moment,  ate  him  up,  too. 

Exercises. — What  is  this  story  about?  What  were  the 
two  chickens  always  doing?  What  became  of  them  both?  Are 
not  people  sometimes  caught  in  their  own  cunning? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES,  85 

LESSON    XXXI. 

lunge  sau'cers  eas'i-ly  di-rect'ly 

Frank  scalcTecl  re-pli'ed  tear-ta-ble 

pull'ing  rea'sons  de-sir'ed  an'swer-ed 

hap'pen  stop'ped  touching  o-be'di-ent 

tea'-cups  draw'ing  tum'bling  o-be'di-ence 

Careful  attention  should  be  given  to  the  formation  of  a  clear 
and  distinct  enunciation,  which  can  be  secured  only  by  constant 
reference  to  the  elementai'y  sounds.  Let  the  pupil  be  required  to 
print  on  the  slate,  a  part  of  the  words  at  the  head  of  each 
Reading  lesson,  mark  the  vowel  sounds,  and  analyze  the  words 
according  to  the  Model  on  page  10. 

FRANK. 

1.  There  was  a  little  boy  whose  name 
was  Frank.  He  had  a  father  and  a  mother 
who  were  very  kind  to  him;  and  he  loved 
them. 

2.  He  liked  to  do  what  they  asked  him 
to  do.  He  took  care  not  to  do  what  they 
desired  him  not  to  do.  When  his  father  or 
mother  said  to  him,  "Frank,  shut  the  door," 
he  ran  directly  and  shut  the  door. 

3.  When  they  said,  "Frank,  do  not  touch 
that  knife,"  he  took  his  hands  away  from 
the  knife,  and  did  not  touch  it.  He  was  an 
obedient  little  boy. 


86  NEW    THIKD    READER. 

4.  One  evening,  when  his  father  and 
mother  were  drinking  tea,  he  was  sitting 
under  the  tea-table. 

5.  He  took  hold  of  one  of  the  legs  of  the 
table,  and  tried  to  pull  it  toward  himself; 
but  he  could  not  move  it.  He  then  took 
hold  of  another  leg,  and  found  he  could  not 
move  that. 

6.  But  at  last  he  took  hold  of  one  which 
he  found  he  could  move  very  easily ;  for  this 
leg  turned  upon  a  large  hinge,  and  was  not 
fixed  like  the  other  legs.  As  he  was  draw- 
ing this  toward  him,  his  mother  said, 
" Frank,  what  are  you  doing?" 

7.  Frank  answered,  "Mother,  I  am  play- 
ing with  the  leg  of  the  table."  His  mother 
said,  "What  do  you  mean?"  Frank  replied, 
"I  mean  that  I  am  pulling  the  leg  toward 
me."     His  mother  said,  "Let  it  alone." 

8.  Frank  took  away  his  hands  from  the 
leg  of  the  table,  and  stood  beside  his  mother. 
Then  he  said,  "Mother,  I  have  come  away 
from  the  leg  of  the  table,  that  I  may  not 
think  of  touching  it  any  more." 

9.  Frank's  father  and  mother  were  pleased 
at  this  mark  of  his  obedience,  and  the  next 
day  they  took  him  with  them  to  ride. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  87 

10.  After  Frank  had  got  from  under  the 
table,  he  wished  his  mother  to  tell  him  why 
she  bid  him  let  the  leg  of  the  table  alone.  <> 

11.  "I  will  show  you,  my  dear,"  said  his 
mother.  She  then  moved  some  of  the  tea- 
cups and  saucers,  and  the  tea-urn,  to  another 
table. 

12.  Then  she  told  Frank  to  go  and  push 
the  leg  of  the  table,  as  he  did  before. 
Frank  did  so,  but  when  he  had  jmshed  it  a 
little  way,  he  stopped. 

13.  He  looked  up  at  his  mother,  and  said 
"I  see  part  of  the  top  of  the  table  moving 
down  toward  my  head,  mother;  and  if  I 
push  this  leg  any  further  back,  I  am  afraid 
that  part  of  the  table  will  fall  down  on  my 
head,  and  hurt  me." 

14.  "I  will  hold  up  this  part  of  the  table, 
which  is  called  the  leaf,"  said  his  mother; 
"so  that  it  will  not  fall  down.  Pull  the  leg 
of  the  table  back  as  far  as  you  can."  Frank 
did  as  his  mother  desired  him.  She  then 
told  him  to  come  from  under  the  table. 

15.  "Now,"  said  she,  "stand  beside  me, 
and  see  what  will  happen,  when  I  let  go 
this  leaf  of  the  table  that  I  am  now 
holding." 


88  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

16.  Frank  said,  "I  think  I  know  what 
will  happen,  mother.  It  will  fall;  for  now 
that  I  have  pulled  back  the  leg,  there  is 
nothing  to  hold  it  up  but  your  hand." 

17.  Then  his  mother  took  away  her  hand, 
and  the  leaf  of  the  table  fell.  Frank  put 
his  hand  upon  his  head,  saying,  "0  mother, 
that  would  have  hurt  me  very  much,  if  it 
had  fallen  upon  my  head. 

18.  "I  am  glad  that  I  was  not  under  the 
table  when  that  leaf  fell.  And  you  desired 
me  not  to  pull  the  leg  of  the  table,  lest  I 
should  get  hurt.  Was  not  that  the  reason, 
mother?" 

19.  "That  was  one  reason,"  replied  his 
mother.  "Try  if  you  can  find  out  any 
other  reasons,  Frank." 

20.  He  looked  at  the  table,  a  little  while, 
without  being  able  to  think  of  any  other 
reason.  But  seeing  his  mother  turn  her 
head  toward  the  tea-things,  which  had  been 
put  on  another  table,  he  thought  to  better 
purpose. 

21.  "0  now,"  said  he,  "I  know  what  you 
mean.  When  the  leaf  of  the  table  fell,  if 
those  cups  and  saucers  had  been  on  it,  they 
would  have  slid  down,  and  been  broken. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


89 


22.  "The  urn,  too,  would  have  come  tum- 
bling down;  and  then,  all  the  hot  water 
would  have  run  out,  and  wet  the  room,  and 
might  have  scalded  me.  I  am  very  glad, 
mother,  that  I  did  as  you  bid  me." 

Exercise . — Relate  the  story  of  Frank  and  the  table. 


ARTICULzVTION. 


Et,  rts. 


3 

art, 

s 
hart, 

3 

start, 


3 

ort, 

3 

harts, 

3 

starts, 


3 

urt, 

3 

dart, 

3 

cart, 


3^^C 


3 

arts, 

3 

darts, 

3 

carts, 


3 

orts. 


3 

urts. 


hurt,      hurts. 


3 

part, 


3 

parts. 


LESSON   XXXII. 


touch 

bas'ket 

re-joice' 

for-sake' 

bread 

tap'ptfd 

reached 

del'i-cate 

bunch 

pin'n<?d 

match'es 

fa'ther-ly 

tossed 

mod'est 

stran'ger 

care'less-ly 

pen'ny 

blank'et 

build'ing 

in'no-cence 

MARY    DOW. 

"Come  in,  little  stranger,"  I  said, 
As  she  tapped  at  my  half-open  door; 

While  the  blanket  pinned  over  her  head, 
Just  reached  to  the  basket  she  bore. 


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NEW    THIRD    READER. 


2.  A  look  full  of  innocence,  fell 

From  her  modest  and  pretty  blue  eye, 
As  she  said,  "I  have  matches  to  sell, 
And  hope  you  are  willing  to  buy. 

3.  "A  penny  a  bunch  is  the  price, 

I  think  you  '11  not  find  it  too  much ; 
They  are  tied  up  so  even  and  nice, 
And  ready  to  light  with  a  touch." 


4.  I  asked,  "What 's  your  name,  little  girl?" 

"'Tis  Mary,"  said  she,  "Mary  Dow;" 
And  carelessly  tossed  oif  a  curl, 
That  played  on  her  delicate  brow. 

5.  "My  father  was  lost  on  the  deep; 

The  ship  never  got  to  the  shore; 
And  mother  is  sad  and  will  weep, 
To  hear  the  wind  blow  and  sea  roar. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  9^ 

6.  "She  sits  there  at  home  without  food, 

Beside  our  poor  sick  Willy's  bed; 
She  paid  all  her  money  for  wood, 
And  so  I  sell  matches  for  bread. 

7.  "I  'd  go  to  the  yard  and  get  chips, 

But  then  it  would  make  me  too  sad 
To  see  the  men  building  the  ships,  •• 
And  think  they  had  made  one  so  bad. 

8.  "But  God,  I  am  sure,  who  can  take 

Such  fatherly  care  of  a  bird, 
Will  never  forget  nor  forsake 

The  children  who  trust  in  his  word. 

9.  "And  now,  if  I  only  can  sell 

The  matches  I  brought  out  to-day, 
I  think  I  shall  do  very  well, 

And  we  shall  rejoice  at  the  pay." 

10.  "Fly  home,  little  bird,"  then  I  thought, 
"Fly  home,  full  of  joy,  to  your  nest;" 
For  I  took  all  the  matches  she  brought, 
And  Mary  may  tell  you  the  rest. 

Exercises. — What  had  Mary  to  sell?  Why  did  she  sell 
them?  Why  did  she  not  go  the  ship-yard  to  get  chips?  Who, 
did  she  think,  would  take  care  of  her?  Why?  Point  out  the 
commas  in  this  lesson.  The  semicolons.  The  periods.  The 
interrogation  marks. 


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LESSON    XXXII] 

feast 

laying 

blazing 

joy'ful-ly 

George 

col-lect' 

ripe'ness 

con-tent'ed 

fm'est 

scarlet 

offered 

hap'pi-ness 

nicely 

thirst'y 

earger-ly 

be-gin'ning 

gath'er 

village 

di-vid'ed 

straw'ber-ry 

hedg'es 

re-fresh 

cov'er-^d 

straw'ber-ries 

^>o>«<c 


GEORGE'S    FEAST. 

1.  George's  mother  was  very  poor.  In- 
stead of  having  bright,  blazing  fires  in 
winter,  she  had  nothing  to  burn  but  dry 
sticks,  which  George  picked  up  from  under 
the  trees  and  hedges. 

2.  One  fine  day  in  July,  she  sent  George 
to  the  woods,  which  were  about  two  miles 
from  the  village  in  which  she  lived.  He 
was  to  stay  there  all  day,  to  get  as  much 
wood  as  he  could  collect. 

3.  It  was  a  bright,  sunny  day,  and  George 
worked  very  hard;  so  that  by  the  time  the 
sun  was  high,  he  was  hot,  and  wished  for  a 
cool  place  where  he  might  rest,  and  eat  his 
dinner. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  93 

4.  While  lie  hunted  about  the  bank,  he 
saw  among  the  moss  some  fine  wild  straw- 
berries, which  were  a  bright  scarlet  with 
ripeness. 

5.  "How  good  these  will  be  with  my 
bread  and  butter!"  thought  George;  and 
lining  his  little  cap  with  leaves,  he  set  to 
work  eagerly  to  gather  all  he  could  find, 
and  then  seated  himself  by  the  brook. 

6.  It  was  a  pleasant  place,  and  George 
felt  happy  and  contented.  He  thought  how 
much  his  mother  would  like  to  see  him 
there,  and  to  be  there  herself,  instead  of  in 
her  dark,  close  room  in  the  village. 

7.  George  thought  of  all  this,  and  just  as 
he  was  lifting  the  first  strawberry  to  his 
mouth,  he  said  to  himself,  "How  much 
mother  would  like  these;"  and  he  stopped, 
and  put  the  strawberry  back  again. 

8.  "Shall  I  save  them  for  her?"  said  he, 
thinking  how  much  they  would  refresh  her, 
yet  still  looking  at  them  with  a  longing 
eye. 

9.  "I  will  eat  half,  and  take  the  other 
half  to  her,"  said  he  at  last;  and  he  divided 
them  into  two  heaps.  But  each  heap  looked 
so  small,  that  he  put  them  together  again. 


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10.  "I  will  only  taste  one,"  thought  he; 
but  as  he  again  lifted  it  to  his  mouth,  he 
saw  that  he  had  taken  the  finest,  and  he 
put  it  back.  "I  will  keep  them  all  for 
her,"  said  he,  and  he  covered  them  up 
nicely,  till  he  should  go  home. 

11.  When  the  sun  was  beginning  to  sink, 
George  set  out  for  home.  How  happy  he 
felt  then,  that  he  had  all  his  strawberries 
for  his  sick  mother.  The  nearer  he  got 
home,  the  less  he  wished  to  taste  them. 

12.  Just  as  he  had  thrown  down  his 
wood,  he  heard  his  mother's  faint  voice 
calling  him  from  the  next  room.  "Is  that 
you,  George?  I  am  glad  you  have  come,  for 
I  am  thirsty,  and  am  longing  for  some  tea." 

13.  George  ran  in  to  her,  and  joyfully 
offered  his  wild  strawberries.  "And  you 
saved  them  for  your  sick  mother,  did  you?" 
said  she,  laying  her  hand  fondly  on  his 
head,  while  the  tears  stood  in  her  eyes. 
"God  will  bless  you  for  all  this,  my  child." 

14.  Could  the  eating  of  the  strawberries 
have  given  George  half  the  happiness  he 
felt  at  this  moment? 

Exercises  . — For  what,  did  George  go  to  the  woods?     What 
did  he  find  there?     What  did  he  do  with  his  strawberries9 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  95 


ARTICULATION. 

SI.         sla,       sle,       sli,       slo,       slu,       sloi,       slou. 

o  11111. 

Sr.        sra,      sre,      sri,      sro,      sru,      sroi,       srou. 

a  i  i  i  i  1  . 

few.       swa,     swe,     swi,     swo,     swu,     swoi,      swou. 

To   Teachers . — The  Exercises  in  Articulation  may  now  be 
practiced  by  the  class  in  concert. 

«>^Oc 

LESSON   XXXIV. 

ghost  peo'ple  pre-tends'  followed 

fright  sto'ries  dark'ness  care'ful-ly 

stretch  foolish  pitchfork  fright'en-<?d 

fan'cy  ex-pect'  fa'n'ei-gd  threat'en-ed 

ob'ject  be-lieve'  ex-actly  threat'en-ing 

pillow  threaten  de-ceiv'ed  un-der-stand' 

PLEASING    STORIES. 

1.  My  little  readers  have  all  heard  about 
ghosts,  but  I  suppose  they  never  saw  one. 
A  ghost  is  something  that  foolish  peorjle 
suppose  to  walk  about  at  night. 

2.  Now  I  need  not  tell  you  that  there  are 
no  such  things  as  ghosts,  and  nobody  need 
ever  expect  to  see  one. 

3.  People  may  meet  with  things  they  do 
not  exactly  understand.     At  night,  amid  the 


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darkness,  or  by  the  light  of  the  moon,  they 
may  fancy  they  see  strange  things. 

4.  I  will  tell  you  one  or  two  stories, 
which  will  show  you  how  people  may  be 
deceived  in  this  way. 

5.  A  boy  went  out  to  the  barn,  one  night, 
to  feed  the  horses.  As  he  went  in  at  the 
great  door,  something  soft  and  white  seemed 
to  meet  him.  It  then  drew  back,  and  came 
toward  him  again. 

6.  He  was  frightened,  and  ran  back.  He 
looked  again,  and  saw  the  white  object 
moving  to  and  fro.  He  fancied  this  to  be  a 
ghost,  and  thought  it  waved  up  and  down, 
and  seemed  to  threaten  him. 

7;  He  ran  to  the  house  in  a  great  fright." 
He  told  his  father,  that  there  was  a  ghost 
in  the  barn;  that  it  waved  to  and  fro;  that 
it  was  white,  was  as  tall  as  a  giant,,  and 
seemed  to  have  horns  as  lono-  as  a  man's 
arm. 

8.  The  father  seized  a  club,  his  son  Ben 
the  pitchfork,  John  took  the  hoe,  Eben  the 
rake,  and  the  mother,  at  their  head,  with 
broom  in  hand,  marched  out  to  the  barn. 

9.  They  opened  the  great  door,  and  put 
in    a    light,    and    carefully    looked    around. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  97 

And  there,  hanging  over  the  floor,  was  a 
white  object,  but  not  a  ghost.  It  was  only 
a  large  white  pillow,  upon  a  rope,  which  had 
been  used  for  a  swing. 

10.  Some  of  the  children  had  been  swing- 
ing there,  and  had  left  the  pillow  in  the 
swing.  The  boy  who  went  to  find  the 
horses,  ran  against  the  pillow,  and  it  swung 
back  and  forth.  He  was  frightened,  and  he 
thought  it  a  ghost  as  big  as  a  giant. 

11.  I  will  tell  you  another  story.  A  man 
was  going  along  in  a  dark  night.  Presently 
he  saw  something  white  before  him.  He 
paused.  The  white  object  moved  along. 
He  followed  it  a  little.  It  fled  from  him, 
and  seemed  to  stretch  out  its  broad,  white 
arms  in  a  threatening  manner. 

12.  The  man  turned  back  in  fear,  and 
told  the  story  to  his  friends.  There  was  a 
man  among  them,  who  had  sense  enough  not 
to  believe  in  ghosts,  and  who  said  he  would 
see  whether  the  thing  was  a  ghost  or  not. 

13.  So  he  went  with  the  other  man. 
Pretty  soon  they  came  to  the  spot.  There 
was  the  white  object,  sure  enough.  It 
moved.  They  followed.  It  spread  its  white 
arms  as  before. 


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14.  They  followed  still  faster,  and  in  a 
moment  one  of  the  men  caught  it.  Now, 
what  do  you  think  it  was?  It  was  only  a 
lame  goose! 

15.  Now,  let  my  little  readers,  if  any 
person  ever  pretends  to  have  seen  a  ghost, 
tell  him  the  stories  of  the  pillow  and  of  the 
lame  goose! 

Exercise  . — -Relate  the  stories  about  ghosts. 
LESSON   XXXV. 

gray  dis'mal  laughed  .  mount'ain 

shoot  groped  af-fright'  ap-pear^d 

ghost  courtage  pier'cing  guide'-post 

straight  plunged  out'right  quick'en-ed 

be-neath'  mon'ster  frightens  wan'der-ing 

SPELL    AND   DEFINE. 

2.  Heath;  a  place  full  of  shrubs.  >  2.  Be-night'ed;  out  at  night. 
2.  Owi/et;  a  young  owl.  \  8.  Be-tide';  to  happen. 

HARRY    AND    THE    GUIDE-POST. 

1.  The  night  was  dark,  the  sun  was  hid 
Beneath  the  mountain  gray; 
And  not  a  single  star  appeared 
To  shoot  a  silver  ray. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  99 

2.  Across  the  heath  the  owlet  flew, 

And  screamed  along  the  blast; 
And  onward,  with  a  quickened  step, 
Benighted  Harry  passed. 

3.  Now,  in  thickest  darkness  plunged, 

He  groped  his  way  to  find; 
And  now,  he  thought  he  saw  beyond, 
A  form  of  horrid  kind. 

4.  In  deadly  white  it  upward  rose 

Of  cloak  and  mantle  bare, 
And  held  its  naked  arms  across, 
To  catch  him  by  the  hair. 

5.  Poor  Harry  felt  his  blood  run  cold, 

At  what  before  him  stood; 
But  then,  thought  he,  no  harm,  I  'm  sure, 
Can  happen  to  the  good. 

6.  So,  calling  all  his  courage  up, 

He  to  the  monster  went; 
And,  eager  through  the  dismal  gloom, 
His  piercing  eyes  he  bent. 

7.  And  when  he  came  well  nigh  the  ghost, 

That  gave  him  such  affright, 
He  clapped  his  hands  upon  his  side, 
And  loudly  laughed  outright. 

3d  Rd.  7. 


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NEW    THIRD    READER. 


8.  For  'twas  a  friendly  guide-post  stood, 
His  wandering  steps  to  guide; 
And  thus  he  found  that  to  the  good, 
No  evil  could  betide. 


9.  Ah  well,  thought  he,  one  thing  I've  learned 

Nor  shall  I  soon  forget; 
Whatever  frightens  me  again, 
I  '11  march  straight  up  to  it. 

10.  And  when  I  hear  an  idle  tale, 

Of  monster  or  of  ghost, 
I  '11  tell  of  this,  my  lonely  walk, 
And  one  tall,  white  guide-post. 

TO    TEA  CHERS. 
Thus  far,  only  familiar  words  are  found  in  these  lessons.     But 
the  necessity  of  a  proper  progression  will  now  require  the  grad- 
ual introduction  of  a  few  more  difficult  words.     Such,  as  they 
occur,  will  be  defined,  as  at  the  head  of  this  lesson. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
ARTICULATION. 


101 


Sp. 

1 
spa, 

i 
spe, 

spi, 

spo, 

spu, 

spoi,    spou, 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

asp, 

esp, 

isp, 

osp, 

usp, 

oisp,    ousp. 

i 

i 

i 

2 

2 

speed,    spike,    spoke,    gasp,    lisp. 
LESSON   XXXVI. 

schol'ar      o'pen-ed 


durst  schol'ar  o'pen-ed  re-solv'^d 

choice  simTing  stud'i-ed  re-ceiyfed 

known  pur'pose  a-mus'ed  de-light'ed 

re-sist'  ac-count'  bit'ter-ly  con-tain^d 

no'tice  pleas'ure  fa'vor-ite  con'stant-ly 

cry'ing  touch'ing  knowledge  dil'i-gent-ly 

ex-pect'  sur-prise'  sweet'meats  com-pan'ion 

MARY    AND    HER    FATHER. 

1.  Little  Mary  was  a  great  favorite  with 
her  father,  who  used  to  give  her  whatever 
toys,  dolls,  and  other  playthings  she  wished 
for. 

2.  But  it  was  not  right,  that  Mary  should 
care  for  nothing  but  such  things  as  these, 
and  so  thought  her  father. 

3.  One  clay  they  were  in  the  garden,  and 
he  was  reading   something  with  which   he 


102  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

was  greatly  pleased.  She  asked  him  how 
he  could  be  so  much  pleased  in  reading 
what  seemed  to  her  very  dull,  and  which 
she  was  sure  she  could  never  read  with  any 
pleasure. 

4.  Now  Mary  ought  to  have  known  better 
than  this,  after  all  her  father  had  told  her, 
and  after  having  had  so  many  pretty  books 
given  her. 

5.  So,  instead  of  smiling  at  her,  he  turned 
away  his  head  with  a  frown,  and  put  her 
hand  out  of  his,  and  turned  from  her,  and 
went  into  another  part  of  the  garden. 

6.  Mary  did  not  expect  this,  and  as  she 
was  not  a  silly  little  girl,  though  a  very  idle 
one,  she  hung  down  her  head  and  wept  very 
bitterly. 

7.  She  did  not  dare  to  look  at  her  father, 
all  that  evening,  and  she  did  not  cease 
crying,  till  she  fell  asleep. 

8.  The  next  morning,  she  studied  her 
lesson  with  more  care  than  she  had  ever 
clone  before,  and  her  teacher,  with  surprise, 
found  that  the  idlest  scholar  in  school,  had 
become  the  first  of  the  class. 

9.  When  Mary  went  home  from  school, 
she  would  have  told  her  father,  but  she  was 


THE  ECLECTIC  SERIES.        103 

ashamed  to  see  him.  So  she  went  and 
sought  all  the  books  which  had  been  oiven 
her,  and  which  had,  till  now,  been  lying 
about  with  broken  playthings,  and  her  doll's 
old  clothes. 

10.  She  looked  into  one  or  two,  and  began 
to  think  that,  after  all,  books  were  not  such 
dull  things  as  she  had  thought. 

11.  After  she  had  put  them  all  together 
on  a  shelf,  which  had  been  given  her  for  the 
purpose,  she  looked  at  them  Avith#  great 
pleasure,  and  thought  as  much  of  her  books, 
as  her  father  seemed  to  think  of  his. 

12.  When  she  had  thus  put  her  books  in 
order,  she  thought  to  herself,  that  she  had 
much  yet  to  do  before  she  durst  again  see 
her  father,  or  he  avomUI  be  as  kind  to  her  as 
he  used  to  be. 

13.  She  looked  at  every  book  she  had, 
and  at  last  made  choice  of  one,  which  she 
took  and  read  so  diligently,  that  in  a  few 
days  she  knew  every  thing  which  it  con- 
tained, and  could  tell  all  about  it, 

14.  She  was  so  pleased  with  the  knowl- 
edge which  she  had  thus  gained,  that  she 
loved  her  father  more  than  she  had  ever 
done,   for   having   made   her   do    what   had 


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given  her,  and  might  still  give  her  so  much 
pleasure. 

15.  Mary's  father  as  yet  knew  nothing  of 
what  she  had  done,  and  so  took  no  notice 
of  her.  But  one  evening,  a  few  days  after 
this  sad  affair,  he  was  reading  in  a  room 
which  opened  into  the  garden. 

16.  Mary,  no  longer  able  to  resist  her 
wish  to  tell  him  Iioav  sorry  she  was,  and 
what  she  had  done,  and  would  still  do  to 
please  him,  came  behind  him.  Gently 
touching  him,  she  let  him  know,  that  she 
was  waiting  to  be  again  received  as  his 
favorite  girl. 

17.  Mary  was  not  long  in  telling  her 
father,  that  she  had  resolved  never  more  to 
offend  him  by  being  idle,  and  loving  only 
trifles  and  playthings. 

18.  She  then  amused  him  by.  giving  him 
an  account  of  all  the  things  she  had  read 
about,  and  which  she  was  delighted  to  find 
were  all  true;  and  he  told  her  many  other 
stories  of  the  same  kind,  with  which  she 
was  greatly  pleased. 

19.  From  that  time  forth,  little  Mary  was 
not  only  the  favorite,  but  the  companion  of 
her  father.    They  walked  together  constantly, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  105 

and  she  learned  something  from  every  thing 
she  saw,  and  every  day  grew  wiser  and 
better. 

Exercises. — How  did  Mary  offend  her  father?  How  did 
she  feel?  What  did  she  then  do?  How  did  her  father  treat  her 
after  this?     What  ought  a  good  child  to  do  with  books? 

»o>®4oo 

LESSON   XXXVII. 


cheat 

stucl/ies 

sev'en 

re-pli'ed 

break 

pros'per 

un'ion 

prop'er-ty 

nerve 

coun'try 

in'jure 

pow'er-ful 

sticks 

strained 

eas'i-er 

quar'rel-ing 

per'fect   them-selves'    un-ti^d    pros'per-ous 

THE    SEVEN    STICKS. 

1.  A  ma?\t  had  seven  sons,  who  were 
always  quarreling.  They  left  their  studies 
and  work,  to  quarrel  among  themselves. 

2.  Some  bad  men  were  looking  forward 
to  the  death  of  their  father,  to  cheat  them 
out  of  their  property,  by  making  them 
quarrel  about  it. 

3.  The  good  old  man,  one  day,  called  his 
sons  around  him. 

4.  He  laid  before  them  seven  sticks,  which 
were  bound  together.     He  said,  "I  will  pay 


106  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

a  hundred  dollars  to  the  one  who  can  break 
this  bundle." 

5.  Each  one  strained  every  nerve  to  break 
the  bundle.  After  a  long,  but  vain  trial, 
they  all  said  that  it  could  not  be  done. 

6.  "And  yet,"  said  the  father,  "nothing 
is  easier."  He  then  untied  the  bundle,  and 
broke  the  sticks,  one  by  one,  with  perfect 
ease. 

7.  uAh!"  said  his  sons,  "it  is  easy  enough 
to  do  it  so;  any  body  could  do  it  in  that 
way." 

8.  Their  father  replied,  "As  it  is  with 
these  sticks,  so  is  it  with  you,  my  sons.  So 
long  as  you  hold  fast  together,  you  will 
prosper,  and  none  can  injure  you. 

9.  "But  if  the  bond  of  union  be  broken, 
it  will  happen  to  you  as  to  these  sticks, 
which  lie  here,  broken,  on  the  ground." 

Home,  city,  country,  all  are  prosperous  found, 
When  by  the  powerful  link  of  union  bound. 


Exercises. — What  were  these  seven  sons  always  doing? 
What  were  some  bad  men  intending  to  do  at  the  death  of  their 
father?  What  did  their  father  lay  before  them  and  offer  them? 
Could  they  break  the  bundle?  How  did  he  break  the  sticks? 
What  did  they  say?  What  did  their  father  reply?  Repeat  the 
lines  at  the  close  of  the  lesson. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  107 


ARTICULATION. 


ska, 

1 

ske, 

ski, 

i 

SCO, 

i 
scu, 

skoi, 

skou. 

ask, 

2 

esc, 

2 

isc, 

osfe, 

usk, 

oisc, 

ousk. 

skill, 

i 
skate, 

mask, 

desk, 

2 

dusk. 

LESSON    XXXVIII. 

limbs  formed  grate'ful  vi'o-let 

tongue  sup-ply'  prat'tling  va'ri-ous 

pow'er  guard'ed  spark'ling  glo'ri-ous 

beau'ty  brill'iant  beau'ti-ful  love'li-ness 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

4.  Fra/gb,ant;  sweet  smelling.  >  6.  Hom'age;   worship. 
4.  Pek/fume;  a  sweet  smell.        \  7.  Clime;  country. 

WHO    MADE    THE    STARS? 

1.  "Mothek,  who  made  the  stars,  which  light 

The  beautiful  blue  sky? 
Who  made  the  moon,  so  clear  and  bright, 
That  rises  up  so  high?" 

2.  "'Twas  God,  my  child,  the  Glorious  One, 

He  formed  them  by  his  power; 
He  made  alike  the  brilliant  sun, 
And  every  leaf  and  flower. 


108  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

3-  "He  made  your  little  feet  to  walk; 
Your  sparkling  eyes  to  see; 
Your  busy,  prattling  tongue  to  talk, 
And  limbs  so*  light  and  free. 

4.  "  He  paints  each  fragrant  flower  that  blows, 

With  loveliness  and  bloom; 
He  gives  the  violet  and  the  rose 
Their  beauty  and  perfume. 

5.  "Our  various  wants  his  hands  supply; 

He  guides  us  every  hour; 
We  're  kept  beneath  his  watchful  eye, 
And  guarded  by  his  power. 

6.  "Then  let  your  little  heart,  my  love, 

Its  grateful  homage  pay 
To  that  kind  Friend,  who,  from  #above, 
Thus  guides  you  every  day. 

7.  "In  all  the  changing  scenes  of  time, 

On  him  our  hopes  depend; 
In  every  age,  in  every  clime, 
Our  Father  and  our  Friend." 


Exercises. — What  did  God  make?  Who  supplies  our 
wants  and  guards  us?  How  should  we  feel  toward  God?  Will 
you  state  where  the  commas  occur  in  this  lesson?  The  semi- 
colons? The  periods?  The  marks  for  interrogation?  The 
apostrophes? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES, 


109 


LESSON   XXXIX. 


stretch     tur'tle      treatment     an'i-mals 
Rob'ert    neith'er   squeam'ish    dif'fer-ence 
be-sides'  no'tions   scram'bling  re-mem'ber 


d^c 


THE    TURTLE. 


Samuel.  Now,  do  not  do  that,  Robert! 
Do  turn  him  over! 

Robert.  For  what?  It  does  not  hurt  him 
to  lie  so. 

Samuel.  Does  it  not  hurt  him,  Robert? 

Robert.  No,  it  does  not.     How  can  it? 

Samuel.  Why,  if  it  did  not  hurt  him, 
why  should  he  stretch  out  his  long  neck, 


HO  NEW    THIRD    READER. 


and  put  out  his  legs,  and  make  such  a 
scrambling? 

Robert.  0,  I  suppose  he  does  not  like 
very  well  to  lie  on  his  back;  but  then  it 
can  not  hurt  him. 

Samuel.  But  you  do  not  mean  to  leave 
him  so? 

Robert.  Yes,  I  do. 

Samuel.  0  Robert!  Now  you  know  that 
would  not  be  right. 

Robert.  What  do  you  think  I  care  about 
a  turtle?  Come,  come,  you  little  boys  are 
always  afraid  of  hurting  something  or  some- 
body. You  must  get  over  these  squeamish 
notions. 

Samuel.  Think,  Robert.  What  if  you 
were  a  turtle,  and  somebody  should  put  you 
on  your  back,  so  that  you  could  not  turn 
over,  and  then  go  off  and  leave  you? 

Robert.  Why,  I  am  not  a  turtle,  that  is 
the  difference. 

Samuel.  But  suppose  you  were.  Now  tell 
me,  would  you  like  to  be  treated  so? 

Robert.  If  I  were  a  turtle,  I  suppose  I 
should  not  think  much  about  it. 

Samuel.  But  a  turtle  can  feel.  Besides, 
you  say  yourself,  that  you  suppose  he  does 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  HI 

not  like  to  lie  so.  Now  tell  me,  would  you 
like  to  be  treated  so? 

Robert.  I  suppose  I  should  not.  You 
may  go  and  turn  him  right  side  upward 
again,  if  you  choose.     I  will  not. 

Samuel.  But  I  am  afraid  to  touch  him. 

Robert.  Afraid  to  touch  him?  Why,  he 
can  not  hurt  you!  What  are  you  afraid  of? 
Beside,  you  can  take  a  stick.  You  need  not 
touch  him  with  your  hand. 

Samuel.  I  would  rather  you  would  do  it. 

Robert.  Well,  I  '11  do  it,  just  to  please  you. 
You  are  always  so  tender  of  every  thing, 
that  there 's  no  getting  along  with  you. 

Samuel.  You  know,  Robert,  that  our  parents 
and  our  teacher  have  always  told  us  to  treat 
others  as  we  would  wish  to  be  treated,  if  we 
were  in  their  place.  And  I  am  sure,  if  I 
were  a  turtle,  I  should  not  like  it  much,  if 
some  bad  boy  should  put  me  on  my  back, 
and  then  go  off  and  leave  me  so.  Neither 
do  I  think  you  would. 

I  think  we  should  remember  the  Goldex 
Rule,  "Do  unto  others  as  you  wish  them 
to  do  unto  you,"  in  our  treatment  of 
animals,  as  well  as  in  our  treatment  of 
men. 


112  NEW    THIRD    READER. 


LESSON    XL. 

riend        al-low'       old'est 

neigh'bor 

rheat        mon'ey      hunt'er 

therefore 

>rought    har'vcst    hunt'ing 

re-turn'ing 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 
2.  Es'ti-mate;  a  value  set.  j  3.  Re-pay7;  to  pay  back. 

*o^o* 

THE    HONEST    MAN. 

1.  A  farmer  called,  one  day,  upon  a  rich 
neighbor,  who  was  very  fond  of  hunting, 
and  told  him  that  his  wheat  had  been  so 
much  cut  up  by  the  hunter's  dogs,  that,  in 
some  parts,  there  would  be  no  crop. 

2.  "Well,  my  friend,"  said  the  hunter, 
"I  know  that  we  have  often  met  in  that 
wheat  field.  If  you  will  give  me  an  esti- 
mate of  your  loss,  I  will  repay  you." 

3.  The  farmer  said,  that  with  the  help  of 
a  friend,  he  had  made  an  estimate.  They 
thought  that  one  hundred  dollars  would  not 
more  than  repay  him. 

4.  The  hunter  gave  him  the  money.  As 
the  harvest  came  on,  however,  the  farmer 
found,  that  the  wheat  in  that  place  was  the 
strongest  and  best  in  the  field. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  113 

5.  He  called  again,  and  said,  "I  have 
come  about  that  wheat,  of  which  I  spoke  to 
you  some  time  since." 

6.  "Well,  my  friend,"  said  the  hunter, 
"did  I  not  allow  you  enough  for  the  loss?" 

7.  uO  yes,"  said  the  farmer,  "I  find  there 
will  he  no  loss  at  all.  Where  the  dogs  most 
cut  up  the  land,  the  crop  is  the  best.  I 
have  therefore  brought  back  the  money." 

8.  "Ah/'  cried  the  hunter,  "that  is  what 
I  like.  This  is  what  ought  to  be  between 
man  and  man." 

9.  He  then  went  into  another  room,  and 
returning,  gave  the  farmer  five  hundred 
dollars. 

10.  "Take  care  of  this,"  said  he,  ''and 
when  your  oldest  son  is  twenty-one  years 
old,  give  it.  to  him,  and  tell  him  how  it 
came  into  your  hands." 

Exercises. — What  did  the  farmer  tell  the  hunter?  What 
did  the  hunter  say?  What  did  the  hunter  do?  What  did  the 
farmer  do  when  he  found  there  would  be  no  loss?  What  did  the 
hunter  say  and  do? 

TO    TEA  CHERS. 
It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that  the  pupil  should  understand 
thoroughly  all  that  he  reads.     A  spirit  of  inquiry  should  be  en- 
couraged; and  questions,  in  addition  to  those  given,  should  be 
often  put  by  the  teacher,  to  stimulate  the  mind  of  the  learner. 


114 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


re-ply'  fu'ture 
wea'ry  ask'^d 
fix'ing       thirst'y 


In'dian  ac-cept'ed 

be-lieve'  pre-par'^d 

iii-quire'  gen'tle-man 

ad-vice'     be-gone'     wel'come  wan'der-ing 

THE    INDIAN. 

1.  A  gextlemais"  was  standing  at  his 
door,  one  evening,  when  an  Indian  came 
near,  and  asked  for  a  drink  of  water. 

2.  The  man  said  to  him,  "I  have  none 
for  you.  Begone,  you  Indian  dog."  After 
fixing  his  eyes  on  the  man  for  a  while,  the 
Indian  went  his  way. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  H5 

3.  Some  time  after,  the  man,  who  was 
very  fond  of  hunting,  went  so  far  from 
home,  that  he  was  lost  in  the  woods. 

4.  After  wandering  about  for  some  time, 
he  saw  an  Indian  hut.  He  went  to  it,  in 
order  to  inquire  his  way  home. 

5.  The  Indian,  whom  he  found  there, 
said,  "The  place  of  which  you  speak,  is  a 
long  way  off.  You  can  not  reach  it  to-night. 
But  you  are  welcome  to  stay  with  me  till 


morning." 


6.  The  kind  offer  was  gladly  accepted. 
The  Indian  prepared  some  food  for  the 
man,  and  then  spread  some  skins  for  him  to 
sleep  on,  while  he  himself  slept  on  the  bare 
floor. 

7.  In  the  morning,  the  Indian  led  the 
man  back  to  his  path.  When  he  had 
brought  him  near  his  home,  the  Indian 
stepped  before  him,  and  asked  him  if  he 
knew  him. 

8.  "I  believe  I  have  seen  you,"  was  the 
reply.  "Yes,"  said  the  Indian,  "you  have 
seen  me  at  your  own  door.  I  will  now  give 
you  a  piece  of  advice. 

9.  "If,  in  future,  a  poor  Indian,  who  is 
hungry,  and  thirsty,  and  weary,  should  ask 

3d  Rd.  8. 


116 


NEW    THIRD    READER, 


you  for  a  drink  of  water,  do  not  say  to  him, 
'Begone,  you  Indian  dog/  " 


Exercises . — Relate  the  story  of  the  Indian.  What  should 
we  always  return  for  evil?  After  what  words  are  there  commas 
in  this  lesson?  Semicolons?  Periods?  Where  are  quotation 
marks? 


ARTICULATION. 


St. 


i 
sta, 

2 

ast, 
stab, 


i 
ste, 

2 

est, 

2 

gust, 


Stl, 

ist, 
steel, 


i 

sto, 

2 

ost, 


1 

StUj 

2 

ust, 


stoi. 


oist. 


stou. 
oust, 

2 

just. 


rest,     must     brest 
LESSON    XLII. 

teach  erring  toiled  per-haps' 

harsh  nearly  gently  care'-worn 

grieve  de-part'  en-dure'  e-ter'ni-ty 

a'ged  re-main'  dropped  un-kind'ness 

SPELL   AND   DEFINE. 
1.  Mar;  injure;  hurt.  i  2.  Accents;  language;  tones. 

SPEAK    GENTLY. 

1.  Speak  gently;  it  is  better  far 
To  rule  by  love  than  fear: 
Speak  gently;  let  no  harsh  words  mar 
The  good  we  might  do  here. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  1X7 

2.  Speak  gently  to  the  little  child; 

Its  love  be  sure  to  gain; 
Teach  it  in  accents  soft  and  mild; 
It  may  not  long  remain. 

3.  Speak  gently  to  the  aged  one; 

Grieve  not  the  care-worn  heart: 
The  sands  of  life  are  nearly  run; 
Let  such  in  peace  depart. 

4.  Speak  gently,  kindly,  to  the  poor; 

Let  no  harsh  word  be  heard; 
They  have  enough  they  must  endure, 
Without  an  unkind  word. 

5.  Speak  gently  to  the  erring;  know 

They  may  have  toiled  in  vain; 
Perhaps  unkindness  made  them  so; 
0  win  them  back  again. 

6.  Speak  gently:  'tis  a  little  thing- 

Dropped  in  the  heart's  deep  well; 
The  good,  the  joy,  which  it  may  bring, 
Eternity  shall  tell. 


Exekcises— Why  should  we  speak  gently?  Why  to  the 
little  child?  Why  to  the  aged  one?  Why  to  the  poor?  Why  to 
the  erring? 


118 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


LESSON    XLIII. 

grief  de-sire'       rnar'ri-^d 

debts  de'cent 

swears  be-ware' 

friends  sup'pers 


dread'ful 

shocking 

drunk'ard 


the'a-ter 

be-hav^d 

Eor'ri-biy 

com'pa-ny 

to   resist;    to   op- 


SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 
9.  Tip'pler;  one  who  habitual-  <(  19.  Re-pei/ 
ly  drinks  spirituous  liquors.  \         pose. 

BEWARE    OF    THE    FIRST    DRINK. 

1.  "TJ:ntcle  Philip,  as  the  day  is  tine,  will 
you  take  a  walk  with  us  this  morning?" 

2.  "Yes,  boys.  Let  me  get  my  hat  and 
cane,  and  we  will  take  a  ramble.  I  will 
tell  you  a  story  as  we  go.  Do  you  know 
poor  old  Tom  Smith?" 

3.  "Know  him!  Why,  Uncle  Philip, 
every  body  knows  him.  He  is  such  a 
shocking  drunkard,  and  swears  so  horribly, 
that  no  one  can  forget  him." 

4  "Well,  I  have  known  him  ever  since 
we  were  boys  together.  There  was  not  a 
more  decent,  well-behaved  boy  among  us. 

5.  "After  he  left  school,  his  father  died, 
and  he  was  put  into  a  store  in  the  city. 
There,  he  fell  into  bad  company. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  119 


■^* 


6.  "Instead  of  spending  his  evenings  in 
reading,  he  would  go  to  the  theater,  to  balls, 
and  to  suppers. 

7.  "He  soon  learned  to  play  cards,  and 
of  course  to  play  for  money.  He  lost  more 
than  he  could  pay. 

8.  "He  wrote  to  his  poor  mother,  and 
told  her  his  losses.  She  sent  him  money 
to  pay  his  debts,  and  told  him  to  come 
home. 

9.  "He  did  come  home.  After  all,  he 
might  still  have  been  useful  and  happy,  for 
his  friends  were  willing  to  forgive  the  past. 

10.  "For  a  time,  things  went  on  well. 
He  married  a  lovely  woman,  gave  up  his 
bad  habits,  and  was  doing  well. 

11.  "But  one  thing,  boys,  one  single  thing 
ruined  him  forever.  In  the  city,  he  had 
learned  to  take  strong  drink. 

12.  "I  remember  he  said  to  me  once,  that 
when  a  man  begins  to  drink,  he  never  knows 
where  it  will  end.  'Therefore,'  said  Tom, 
'  beware  of  the  first  drink ! ' 

13.  "It  was  not  long  before  he  began  to 
follow  his  old  habit.  He  knew  the  danger, 
but  it  seemed  as  if  he  could  not  resist  his 
desire  to  drink. 


120  NEW    THIRD    READER, 


14.  "His  poor  mother  soon  died  of  grief 
and  shame.  His  lovely  wife  followed  her 
to  the  grave. 

15.  "He  lost  the  respect  of  all,  went  on 
from  bad  to  worse,  and  has  long  been  a 
perfect  sot,  for  whom  no  one  cares. 

16.  "Last  night,  I  had  a  letter  from  the 
city,  stating  that  Tom  Smith  has  been 
found  guilty  of  stealing,  and  sent  to  the 
state-prison  for  ten  years. 

17.  "There  I  suppose  he  will  die,  for  he 
is  now  old.  It  is  dreadful  to  think  to  what 
an  end  he  has  come.  I  could  not  but 
think,  as  I  read  the  letter,  of  what  he  said 
to  me  years  ago,  'Beware  of  the  first 
drink!' 

18.  "Ah,  my  dear  boys,  when  old  Uncle 
Philip  is  laid  in  the  grave,  remember  that 
he  told  you  the  story  of  Tom  Smith,  and 
said  to  you,  'Beware  of  the  first  drink! 
The  man,  who  does  this,  will  never  be  a 
drunkard!'" 

19.  TVe  drink  no  more,  nor  buy,  nor  sell, 
Away,  away  the  bowl ! 
The  tippler's  offer  we  repel, 
Away,  away  the  bowl ! 

Exercise  . — Relate  the  story  of  Tom  Smith. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  121 


ARTICULATION. 

tli,        tlo, 

tlu, 

tloi, 

tlou. 

1             i 
tri,        tro, 

tru, 

troi, 

trou. 

2                2 

;,     trap,     trim, 

2 

trip, 

2 

tres, 

trash 

Tl.     tla,  tie, 

_           i  i 

Tr.     tra,  tre, 

.  2,  ,  ?, 


LESSON    XLIV. 

peace  dai'ly  foorisli  in-dulg^d 

wakes  fee'ble  im-part'  for-get'ful 

du'ty  use'ful  for-&ake'  neg-lect'ful 

vi'ces  pur-sue'  bless'ing  un-grate'ful 

CHILDHOOD. 

1.  How  can  a  child  forgetful  prove 
Of  all  that  wakes  the  heart  to  love, 
And  from  the  path  of  duty  stray, 
To  spend  his  time  in  sport  and  play; 
Neglectful  of  the  blessing  given, 

That    marks    the    path    to    peace    and 
heaven  ? 

2.  0,  how  can  I,  who  daily  share 

A  mother's  kind  and  tender  care, 
Be  idle,  and  ungrateful,  too; 
Forsake  the  good,  the  bad  pursue? 


122 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


3.  0,  how  can  I  such  folly  show 
When  faults  indulged  to  vices  grow, 
Who  know  that  they  who  study  hate 
Can  ne'er  be  useful,  wise,  or  great? 

4.  Dear  mother,  still  be  thou  my  guide, 
Nor  suffer  me  my  faults  to  hide; 
And,  oh,  may  God  his  grace  impart 
To  fix  my  feeble,  foolish  heart, 
That  I  may  wait  the  blessing  given 
Which    marks    the    path   to   peace   and 

heaven. 


Exercises. — How  should  a  child  not  spend  his  time? 
Why?  Who  is  his  best  earthly  friend?  Why  should  he  follow 
his  mother's  advice?  To  whom  should  he  pray  for  help  to  do 
right? 


noise 

al-low'      roused 

own'er     tri'flins: 


LESSON    XLY. 

ceased       pow'er 


watch'es 
whir'rino; 


o-bey'^d 

o-bey'ing 

re-solved 


a-larm'     rat'tling     conscience     faith 'ful-ly 


>X»<c 


THE    ALARM-WATCH. 

1.  A  lady,  who  found  it  not  easy  to  wake 
in  the  morning,  as  early  as  she  wished, 
bought  an  alarm- watch. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  123 

2.  These  watches  are  so  made  as  to  strike 
with  a  loud  whirring  noise,  at  any  hour  the 
owner  pleases  to  set  them. 

3.  The  lady  placed  her  watch  at  the  head 
of  the  bed,  and,  at  the  right  time,  she  found 
herself  roused  by  the  long,  rattling  sound. 

4.  She  arose  at  once,  and  felt  better  all 
day  for  her  early  rising.  This  lasted  for 
some  weeks. 

5.  The  alarm- watch  faithfully  did  its 
duty,  and  was  plainly  heard  so  long  as  it 
was  obeyed. 

6.  But,  after  a  time,  the  lady  grew  tired 
of  early  rising.  When  she  was  waked  by 
the  noise,  she  merely  turned  herself,  and 
slept  again.  , 

7.  In  a  few  clays,  the  Avatch  ceased  to 
rouse  her  from  her  sleep.  It  spoke  just  as 
loudly  as  ever;  but  she  did  not  hear  it, 
because  she  had  been  in  the  habit  of  not 
obeying  it, 

8.  Finding  that  she  might  as  well  be 
without  it,  she  resolved,  that  when  she 
heard  the  sound,  she  would  jump  up. 

9.  Just  so  it  is  with  conscience.  If  we 
obey  its  voice,  even  in  the  most  trifling 
things,  we  always  hear  it,  clear  and  strong. 


124  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

10.  But  if  we  allow  ourselves  to  do  what 
we  have  some  fears  may  not  be  quite  right, 
we  shall  grow  more  and  more  sleepy,  until 
the  voice  of  conscience  has  no  longer  power 
to  wake  us. 

Exercises . — What  is  an  alarm-watch?  For  what  did  this 
lady  use  it?  Why  did  it  at  last  cease  to  wake  her?  How  does 
this  resemble  our  conscience?  What  must  we  do  then,  if  we 
would  have  a  good  conscience? 

ARTICULATION. 

i  1  1  1  1 

lw.       twa,      twe,     twi,     two,     twu,      twoi,      twou. 

Thw.     thwa,  thwe,  thwi,  thwo,  tliwu,  thwoi,  thwou. 
LESSON    XLVI. 

gay'ly      hon'ey  re-joice'       show'er 

in'sect     pru'dent      re-joic'es     wel'come 
la'bors     skip'ping     cheer'ful     swimrming 

GET    UP. 

1.  GrET    up,    little    sister;    the    morning    is 
bright, 
The  birds  are  all  singing  to  welcome  the 
light: 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  125 

The  buds  are  all  open;  the  dew's  on  the 

flower : 
If  you   shake   but   a   branch,   see,  there 

falls  quite  a  shower. 

2.  By  the  side  of  their  mothers,  look,  under 

the  trees, 
How  the  young  lambs  are  skipping  about, 

as  they  please. 
And  by  those  little  rings  on  the  water,  I 

know, 
The  fishes  are  merrily  swimming  below. 

3.  The  bee,   I  dare  say,  has   been  long  on 

the  wing, 
To  get  honey  from   every  flower  of  the 

spring; 
For  the  bee  never  idles,  but  labors  all  day, 
And  thinks,  prudent  insect,  work  better 

than  play. 

4.  The  lark's   singing  gayly;    it   loves  the 

bright  sun, 
And  rejoices,   that   now  the   gay  spring 

has  begun: 
The  spring  is  so  cheerful,  I  think  'twould 

be  wrong, 
If  we   did   not   feel   happy  to  hear  the 

lark's  song. 


126  NEW    THIRD    READER. 


5.  Get  up;   for  when  all  things   are  merry 

and  glad, 
Good  children  should  never  be  lazy  and 

sad; 
For  God  gives  us  daylight,  dear  sister, 

that  we 
May  rejoice  like  the  lark,  and  work  like 

the  bee, 


Exercises  . — What  do  we  see  and  hear  in  a  spring  morning 
that  is  beautiful?  (Let  each  pupil  answer  this  question.)  For 
what  does  God  give  us  daylight? 


LESSON   XLVII. 

gen'tle 

sis'ter 

an'gry 

smiling 

lov'ing 

list/en 

wan'der 

strolling 

gath/er 

ten'der 

un-kind' 

for-got'ten 

sob'btfd 

broth'er 

sum'mer 

re-mem'ber 

dar'ling     re-pli^d     drenched    thor'ough-ly 

THE    BROTHER    AND    SISTER. 

1.  A  great  many  years  ago,  I  knew  a 
little  boy  and  girl.  They  were  brother  and 
sister,  and  loved  each  other  with  a  strong 
and  tender  love. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  127 

2.  I  saw  them  often,  over  their  books,  or 
at  their  play,  or  -strolling,  hand  in  hand, 
through  the  lanes  and  fields,  always  smiling 
and  happy. 

3.  One  day,  when  they  had  strayed  farther 
away  from  home  than  usual,  a  heavy  shower 
came  on,  and  they  both  became  thoroughly 
drenched  with  the  rain. 

4.  The  little  girl  took  a  severe  cold.  It 
seemed  slight,  at  first;  but  she  soon  grew 
worse,  became  very  ill,  and  lived  but  a  few 
days. 

5.  They  made  her  little  grave  in  the  edge 
of  a  grove,  on  the  hill-side,  where  she  and 
her  brother  often  used  to  wander,  to  gather 
the  wild  flowers  in  spring,  and  listen  to  the 
songs  of  the  birds. 

6.  After  the  first  wild  burst  of  grief  was 
past,  every  day  the  little  boy  would  steal 
away  to  his  sister's  grave,  and  sit  down 
beside  it,  and  moan  and  weep  for  hours. 

7.  One  day,  his  mother  asked  him  why 
he  grieved  so  long  and  sorely.  He  replied, 
through  his  tears,  "Because  I  did  not  love 
my  sister  more  when  she  was  alive. 

8.  "I  was  not  always  good  to  her,  but 
would  sometimes  get  angry,  and  was  cross 


128  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

and  unkind."  And  he  turned  away,  and 
wept  and  sobbed  as  though  his  heart  would 
break. 

9.  Many,  many  years  have  passed  since 
then.  That  boy  is  a  man  now,  and  far 
away  from  the  little  grave  on  the  hill-side. 
But  he  has  never  forgotten  his  darling 
sister. 

10.  He  often  thinks  of  her,  and  still  sadly 
grieves  to  remember  that  he  was  ever 
unkind  to  one  so  gentle  and  loving,  whose 
life  seemed  as  short  and  bright  as  a  sum- 
mer's  day,  and  as  sweet  as  the  songs  of  the 
birds  she  loved  so  well. 

Exercises . — Tell  the  story  of  the  brother  and  sister,  in 
your  own  words.  What  actions  shall  we  remember  with  most 
pleasure  when  we  are  old?     What  actions  will  give  us  pain? 

ARTICULATION. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Yd.     avd,      evd,      ivd,      ovd,     uvd,     oivd,     ouvd. 

2  2  2  2  2 

vz.      avs,       evs,      ivs,       ovs,      uvs,      oivs,      ouvs. 

TO  TEACHERS. 
It  must  be  understood  by  the  teacher,  that  the  definitions  given 
at  the  head  of  the  lessons,  are  those  which  the  words  have  in  the 
connection  in  which  they  are  used.  These  definitions  may  not 
always  be  found  in  the  dictionary,  but  they  are  always  derived 
from  them,  and  are  consistent  with  them. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  129 

LESSON   XLVIII. 

loft'y  in'sects  small'est  cre-a'ted 
cat'tle  pleas'ant  glo'ri-ous  Cre-a'tor 
im'age     thou'sand     beau'ti-ful     cre-a'tion 

»o^o<= 

CREATION    OF    THE    WORLD. 

1.  When  we  look  on  the,  pleasant  earth, 
we  behold  the  green  grass  and  the  gay 
flowers,  the  tall  trees  and  the  lofty  hills. 
Between  the  hills  rolls  the  bright  river, 
and  down  their  sides  flow  the  clear  streams. 

2.  If  we  raise  onr  eyes  when  the  sky  is 
clear,  we  look  through  the  light,  thin  air, 
up  to  the  bright  sun,  that  shines  down  upon 
our  world  to  give  it  light. 

3.  These  things  were  not  always  so.  Many 
thousand  years  ago,  there  was  no  pleasant 
earth.  Then  the  bright  sun  was  not  made. 
But  the  Great  God  lived  then,  and  there 
never  was  a  time  when  he  did  not  live. 

4.  When  the  time  came  that  the  Creator 
was  pleased  to  make  this  world,  he  made  it 
all  out  of  nothing.  When  first  our  world 
was  created,  it  had  nothing  beautiful  upon 
it;  but  all  was  dark  and  empty. 


130  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

5.  When  God  wanted  light,  he  said,  "Let 
there  be  light,"  and  there  was  light,  God 
made  the  air  that  spreads  all  around  our 
earth.  He  made  the  grass,  the  lovely 
flowers,  the  useful  herbs,  and  all  the  trees 
that  bear  the  beautiful  fruit. 

6.  After  all  these  things  were  made,  the 
earth  was  silent  as  the  grave.  There  were 
no  cattle  to  eat  the  grass,  nor  birds,  nor  the 
smallest  insects  to  fly  through  the  air. 

7.  When  the  fourth  day  came,  he  made 
the  glorious  sun  to  shine  by  day,  and  the 
moon  and  stars  to  shine  by  night.  But 
there  was  not  a  man  Irving  on  all  the  earth 
to  behold  them. 

8.  The  next  day  came,  and  the  waters 
brought  forth  fish,  and  the  birds  flew  through 
the  soft  air,  and  sang  among  the  trees. 

9.  On  the  sixth  day,  God  created  the 
beasts  of  the  field.  Last  of  all  he  made 
man  in  his  own  image,  and  breathed  into 
him  the  breath  of  life,  and  man  became  a 
living  soul. 

Exercises  . — What  do  we  sec  as  we  look  around  us?  Were 
these  always  so?  How  long  is  it  since  the  earth  was  made?  By 
whom,  was  the  earth  made?  AVhat  was  made  on  the  fourth  day? 
What  on  the  fifth?  What  on  the  sixth?  What  was  last  made? 
Where  do  we  find  this  history? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  131 

LESSON    XLIX. 

field  dai'sy  play'ful  ear'li-est 

yield  dew'y  shin'ing  fa'vor-ite 

grows  gold'eh  foot'steps  joy'ous-ly 

breaks  pray'er  blos'soms  but'ter-fly 

springs  a-wakes'  dark'some  al-might'y 

se-cure'  meek'est  them-selves'  cheer'ful-ly 

THE    DAISY. 

1.  The  daisy  is  the  meekest  flower, 

That  grows  in  wood  or  field ; 
To  wind,  and  rain,  and  footsteps  rude, 
Its  slender  stem  will  yield. 

2.  And  when  it  dies  away,  again 

As  cheerfully  it  springs, 
As  if  a  playful  butterfly 
Had  bent  it  with  its  wings. 

3.  In  spring  it  clots  the  green  with  white; 

It  blossoms  all  the  year, 
And  so  it  is  a  favorite  flower 
To  little  children  dear. 

4.  Before  the  stars  are  in  the  sky, 

The  daisy  goes  to  rest, 

3dRd.  D. 


132  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

And  folds  its  little  shining  leaves 
Upon  its  golden  breast. 

5.  And  so  it  sleeps  in  dewy  night, 

Until  the  morning  breaks; 
Then,  with  the  song  of  earliest  birds, 
It  joyously  awakes. 

6.  And  children,  when  they  go  to  bed, 

Should  fold  their  hands  in  prayer, 
And  place  themselves  and  all  they  love, 
In  God's  almighty  care. 

7.  Then,  they  may  sleep,  secure  and  still, 

Through  hours  of  darksome  night, 
And  with  the  pretty  daisy  wake 
In  cheerful  morning  light. 


Exercises. — What  is  this  poetry  about?  What  is  said 
about  the  daisy?  What  does  it  do  at  night?  What  in  the 
morning?  What  should  children  do  -when  they  go  to  bed?  If 
they  do  this,  "who  will  take  care  of  them? 


ARTICULATION. 

Shi. 

shla, 

slile,    shli,     shlo,     shlu, 

sLIoi, 

shlou. 

Shr. 

shra, 

i           i            i            i 
shre,    shri,    sliro,    shru, 

shroi, 

shrou. 

Shw.     elrwa,  shwe,  sliwi,  shwo,  sbwu,  shwoi,  sliwou. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  133 

LESSON    L. 

view         spread         col'ors  val'ley 

stalk         shad'y  mod'est         hid'ing 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE, 
l 
"2.  Graced;  made  beautiful.        '.  3.  Ar-ray'cd;  dressed,  [mind 

3.  Tints;  soft  colors.  <  4.  Hu-mii/i-ty;     lowliness     of 

THE    VIOLET. 

1.  Dowt^  in  a  green  and  shady  bed, 

A  modest  violet  grew; 
Its  stalk  was  bent,  it  hung  its  head, 
As  if  to  hide  from  view. 

2.  And  yet  it  was  a  lovely  flower, 

Its  colors  bright  and  fair; 
It  might  have  graced  a  rosy  bower 
Instead  of  hiding  there. 

3.  Yet  there  it  was  content  to  bloom, 

In  modest  tints  arrayed, 
And  there  it  spread  its  sweet  perfume, 
Within  the  silent  shade. 

4.  Then  let  me  to  the  valley  go, 

This  pretty  flower  to  see; 
That  I  may  also  learn  to  grow 
In  sweet  humility. 


134  NEW    THIRD    READER. 


LESSON    ON    EMPHASIS.* 

1.  In  reading  and  in  talking,  we  always 
speak  some  words  with  more  force  than 
others.  We  do  this,  because  the  meaning 
of  what  we  say  depends  most  upon  these 
words. 

2.  If  I  wish  to  know  whether  it  is  George 
or  his  brother  who  is  sick,  I  speak  the  words 
George  and  brother  with  more  force  than  the 
other  words.  I  say,  Is  it  George  or  his 
brother  who  is  sick? 

3.  This  greater  force  with  which  we  speak 
the  words,  is  called  emphasis. 

4.  The  words,  upon  which  emphasis  is  put, 
are  sometimes  printed  in  slanting  letters, 
called  Italics;  as,  George,  brother. 

5.  The  words  printed  in  Italics  in  the 
following  questions  and  answers,  should  be 
read  with  more  force  than  the  other  words, 
that  is,  with  emphasis. 

*  T  o  Teachers  . — If  the  pupil  has  received  proper  oral  in- 
struction, he  has  been  taught  to  understand  what  he  has  read,  and 
has  already  acquired  the  habit  of  emphasizing  words.  He  is  now 
prepared  for  a  more  formal  introduction  to  the  subject  of  em- 
phasis, and  for  more  particular  attention  to  its  first  principles. 
This  lesson,  and  the  examples  given,  should  be  repeatedly  prac- 
ticed. 


THE    ECLECTIC  SERIES.  135 

6.  Did  you  ride  to  town  yesterday?  No, 
my  brother  did. 

7.  Did  you  ride  to  town  yesterday?  No, 
I  iv alked. 

8.  Did  you  ride  to  town  yesterday?  No, 
I  went  into  the  country. 

9.  Did  you  ride  to  town  yesterday6!  No, 
I  went  the  day  before. 

10.  Have  you  seen  James  or  John  lately? 
I  have  seen  James,  but  not  John. 

11.  Did  you  say  there  were  four  eggs  in 
the  nest,  or  three?  There  were  only  three 
eggs,  not  four. 

12.  Were  the  eggs  white  or  blue"?  The 
eggs  were  white,  not  £Zm£. 

13.  Had  the  boy  &  hat  on  his  head  or  a 
cap?     He  had  a  cap  on,  not  a  /m^. 

14.  In  some  of  the  lessons  which  follow, 
a  few  of  the  words  upon  which  emphasis 
should  be  placed,  are  printed  in  Italic  letters, 
though  by  no  means  all  of  them. 

15.  We  must  not  forget,  however,  that  it 
is  by  the  meaning,  we  are  to  find  out  upon 
which  words  emphasis  is  to  be  put. 

Tiie  Teacher  should  explain  to  the  pupil,  that  Italics  are  used 
for  other  purposes,  though  most  frequently  for  emphasis,  and  that 
Capitals  are  also  sometimes  used  to  denote  emphatic  words. 


13(j  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

LESSON    LI. 

thief  peo'ple  neigh'bor  vi'o-lent 

Pil'fer  larg'est  guard'ing  hon'es-ty 

bri'dle  faith'ful  break'fast  or'an-ges 

slip'p^d  step'p^d  sprawling  re-ceiv'^d 

re-store'  prom'ise  re-ward'ed  hap'pen-ed 

The  Teacher  will  observe,  that  in  this,  and  in  some  of  the  fol- 
lowing lessons,  a  few  of  the  emphatic  words  are  in  Italics,  though 
by  no  means  all  of  them. 

HONESTY    REWARDED. 

1.  Chaeles  was  an  honest  boy,  but  his 
neighbor,  Jack  Pilfer,  was  a  thief.  Charles 
would  never  take  any  thing  which  did  not 
belong  to  him.  But  Jack  would  take  what- 
ever he  could  get,  and  when  he  found  what 
was  lost,  he  would  never  restore  it. 

2.  One  summer's  morning,  as  Charles  was 
going  to  school,  he  met  a  man  by  the  public- 
house,  who  had  oranges  to  sell.  The  man 
wished  to  stop  and  get  his  breakfast,  and 
asked  Charles  if  he  would  hold  his  horse 
while  he  went  into  the  house. 

3.  But  he  first  asked  the  landlord,  if  he 
knew  Charles  to  be  an  honest  boy,  as  he 
would  not  like  to  trust  his  oranges  with 
him,  if  he  was  not. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  137 

4.  "Yes,"  said  the  landlord;  "I  have 
known  Charles  all  his  life,  and  have  never 
known  him  to  lie  or  steal.  All  the  neighbors 
know  him  to  be  an  honest  boy,  and  I  will 
promise  that  your  oranges  will  be  as  safe 
with  him  as  with  yourself." 

5.  The  orange-man  then  put  the  bridle 
into  Charles's  hand,  and  went  into  the  house 
to  eat  his  breakfast. 

6.  Very  soon  Jack  Pilfer  came  along  the 
road,  and  seeing  Charles  holding  the  horse, 
he  asked  him  whose  horse  he  had  there, 
and  what  was  in  the  baskets  on  the  horse. 
Charles  told  him  that  the  owner  of  the 
horse  was  in  the  house,  and  there  were 
oranges  in  the  baskets. 

7.  As  soon  as  Jack  found  there  were 
oranges  in  the  baskets,  he  resolved  to  have 
one.  Going  up  to  the  basket,  he  slipped  in 
his  hand,  and  took  out  one  of  the  largest, 
and  was  going  away  with  it. 

8.  But  Charles  said,  "Jack,  you  shall  not 
steal  these  oranges,  while  /  have  care  of 
them.  So  you  may  just  put  that  one  back 
into  the  basket." 

.  9.   "TsTot    I,"    said    Jack,    "as    I    am    the 
largest,  I  shall  do  as  I  please."     But  Charles 


138  NEW    THIRD    READE.R. 


— »-avs»or£J* 


was  not  afraid  of  him,  and  taking  the  orange 
out  of  his  hand,  he  threw  it  back. 

10.  Jack  then  turned  to  go  round  to  the 
other  side,  and  take  one  from  the  other 
basket.  But  as  he  stepped  too  near  the 
horse's  heels,  he  received  a  violent  kick, 
which  sent  him  sprawling  to  the  ground. 


11.  His  cries  soon  brought  out  the  people 
from  the  house,  and  when  they  learned 
what  had  happened,  they  said  that  Jack 
was  rightly  served. 

12.  The  orange-man,  taking  Charles's  hat, 
filled  it  with  oranges,  and  said,  as  he  had 
been  so  faithful  in  guarding  them,  he  should 
have  all  these  for  his  honesty. 

Exercises  .^-Relate   this   story.     How  can  boys   secure  -a 
good  name?     What  advantage  ip  there  in  having  one? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  139 

LESSON    LII. 

wrens  rob'ins  naught'y  de-stroy' 

bri'ers  ioad'ecl  mis'chief  bleat'ing 

fly'ing  beau'ty  shearing  en-joy  ^d 

lin'nets  this'tles  shep'herd  en-tireTy 

country  driving  oitr-selves'  ad-mir'irig 

EVERY    THING    FOR    THE    BEST. 

1.  Towakd  the  evening  of  a  fine  summer's 
day,  a  gentleman,  who  lived  in  the  country, 
took  his  son  William  with  him  to  the  top  of 
a  hill  near  by. 

2.  While  they  were  admiring  the  beauty 
of  the  setting  sun,  which  made  every  thing 
around  them  look  bright  and  happy,  they 
saw  a  shepherd  driving  his  flock,  and  heard 
the  bleating  of  the  playful  lambs. 

3.  The  sides  of  the  road  were  lined  with 
thorn-bushes  and  thistles,  and  the  sheep, 
rubbing  against  them,  lost  some  of  their 
wool.     This  troubled  little  William.  j 

4.  "See,  father,"  he  said;  "see  how  the, 
naughty  thorns  steal  the  wool  from  the 
sheep.  Why  does  God,  who  is  so  good,  let 
the  thorns  grow  to  do  such  mischief"? 


140  NEW    THIRD    READER 


5.  "Why  do  not  men  destroy  every  one  of 
them?  Poor  sheep!  To-morrow  morning, 
I  will  come  with  my  knife,  and  cut  down 
all  these  bushes.  Will  you  not  come  and 
help  me,  father?" 

6.  " I  will  see  about  it,"  said  his  father. 
"But  why  are  you  so  angry  with  the  briers 
and  thorns?  Do  you  not  know  that  we 
ourselves  rob  the  sheep  by  shearing  them? 
Instead  of  taking  a  few  pieces  of  wool,  we 
take  the  whole  coat." 

7.  "True,"  replied  William,  "but  we 
need  it  to  make  our  clothes;  and  it  grows 
all  the  better  after  being  cut  off. 

8.  "Besides,  I  have  heard  you  say,  that 
sheep  always  shed  their  wool  in  summer; 
and  it  is  surely  better  that  we  should  cut  it 
off,  and  make  some  use  of  it,  than  that  it 
should  be  entirely  lost. 

9.  "But  these  thorns  do  not  need  the  wool. 
They  rob  the  sheep  of  wool  which  is  of  no 
use  to  them,  nor  to  any  body.  Will .  you, 
father,  come  with  me  to-morrow  morning, 
and  help  me  cut  them  down?" 

10.  "Perhaps  I  will,"  said  his  father. 
"We  will  take  a  walk  at  break  of  da}',  and 
then  we  will  see  about  it." 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  141. 

11.  William,  who  thought  himself  a  great 
hero,  because  he  was  going  to  destroy  the 
bushes,  could  hardly  sleep,  so  much  did  he 
think  of  it.  He  waked  his  father  with  the 
first  song  of  the  birds. 

12.  Both  of  them  enjoyed  the  clear  air, 
and  the  glory  of  the  rising  sun,  and  went 
along  singing  merrily,  until  they  came  to 
the  foot  of  the  hill  William  was  running 
to  the  bushes,  with  his  knife  in  his  hand, 
to  cut  them  down,  when  his  father  called  to 
him  to  stop. 

13.  A  great  number  of  birds  were  flying 
round  the  thorns,  and  his  father  told  William 
to  watch  and  see  what  they  came  there  for. 
He  soon  saw  that  each  bird  carried  away  a 
piece  of  the  wool  from  the  briers.  Wrens, 
linnets,  and  robins,  all  went  away  loaded. 

14.  "You  now  see,"  said  his  father,  "that 
God  takes  care  of  every  thing.  The  thorns 
which  you  thought  did  nothing  but  mischief, 
furnish  these  pretty  birds  with  wool  to  line 
their  nests. 

15.  "The  sheep  do  not  miss  these  few 
locks  of  wool,  and  the  birds  are  made  rich 
and  happy  by  them.  And  does  my  boy 
now  wish  to  cut  clown  the  thorn-bushes?" 


142  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

16.  "0  no!"  said  William,  "I  now  see  I 
was  too  hasty.  God  is  wise  and  good,  and 
has  made  every  thing  for  the  best.'1 

Exercises. — What   did   William    think   about   the    sheep? 
What  did  his  father  show  him?     What  did  William  conclude? 

ARTICULATION. 

Tsh  (ch).      cha,      cue,       clii,     cho,     chu,      choi,   chou. 
1  i  272  22 

child,  choke,  chat,  chill,  chuui,  chiu,  chip. 


LESSON    LIII. 

brief 

hon'ey 

blos'som 

or 'chard 

mayst 

soar'ing 

bleat'ing 

vi'o-lets 

sun'ny 

wait'ing 

bless'ing 

flow'er-y 

maid'en    sur-round'  hum'ming    but'ter-fly 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

4.  Cowslip;  a  kind  of  flower.    *  5.  Caw'ixg;  crying  "caw." 
4.  Prim'rose;  an  early  flower.    >  5.  Rook;  a  kind  of  bird. 

SPRING. 

1.   "Spring,  where  are  you  waiting  now? 
Why  are  you  so  long  unfelt? 
Winter  went  a  month  ago, 

When  the  snows  began  to  melt." 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  143 

2.  "I  am  coming,  little  maiden, 
With  the  pleasant  sunshine  laden; 
AYith  the  honey  for  the  bee, 
With  the  blossom  for  the  tree, 
With  the  flower,  and  with  the  leaf: 
Till  I  come  the  time  is  brief. 

3.  "I  am  coming,  I  am  coming: 
Hark!    the  little  bee  is  humming: 
See!    the  lark  is  soaring  high, 

In  the  bright  and  sunny  sky; 
All  the  birds  are  on  the  wing: 
Little  maiden,  now  is  spring. 


4.  "See!   the  yellow  cowslips  cover 
All  the  slender  willows  over; 
And  on  mossy  banks  of  green 
Star-like  primroses  are  seen; 
And,  their  modest  leaves  below, 
White  and  purple  violets  blow. 

5.  "Hark!    the  little  lambs  are  bleating, 
And  the  cawing  rooks  are  meeting 
In  the  elms,  a  noisy  crowd, 

All  the  birds  are  singing  loud, 
And  the  first  white  butterfly 
In  the  sun  goes  flitting  by. 


144  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

6.  "Little  maiden,  look  around  thee, 
Green  and  flowery  fields  surround  thee; 
Every  little  stream  is  bright, 

All  the  orchard  trees  are  white, 
And  each  small  and  waving  shoot 
Has  for  thee  sweet  flower  or  fruit. 

7.  "Turn  thine  eyes  to  earth  and  heaven; 
God  for  thee  the  spring  has  given; 

So  mayst  thou  mid  blessings  dwell; 
Little  maiden,  fare  thee  well." 

Exercises . — Will  you  mention  some  of  the  signs  that 
spring  is  coming?  Who  has  ordered  all  these  things  so  beauti- 
fully? 


LESSON   LIY. 

ought 

cow'arcl 

scholars 

try'ing 

whack 

teach'er 

laugh'ing 

re'al-ly 

spir'it 

cour'age 

whip 'ping 

dis-lik'tfd 

trou'ble 

sup-pose 

snow'-balls 

heart'i-ly 

oo^Koo- 

TRUE    COURAGE. 


1.  Oxe  cold  winter's  day,  three  boys  were 
passing  by  a  school-house.  The  oldest  was  a 
bad    boy,    always    in    trouble    himself,   and 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  145 

trying  to  get  others  into  trouble.  The 
youngest,  whose  name  was  George,  was  a 
very  good  boy. 

2.  George  .wished  to  do  right,  but  was 
very  much  wanting  in  courage.  The  other 
boys  were  named  Henry  and  James.  As 
they  walked  along,  they  talked  as  follows: 

3.  Henry.  What  fun  it  would  be  to  throw 
a  snow-ball  against  the  school-room  door,  and 
make  the  teacher  and  scholars  all  jump! 

4.  James.  You  would  jump,  if  you  should. 
If  the  teacher  did  not  catch  you  and  whip 
you,  he  would  tell  your  father,  and  you 
would  get  a  whipping  then ;  and  that  would 
make  you  jump  higher  than  the  scholars,  I 
think. 

5.  Henry.  Why,  we  could  get  so  far  off, 
before  the  teacher  could  come  to  the  door, 
that  he  could  not  tell  who  we  are.  Here  is 
a  snow-ball  just  as  hard  as  ice,  and  George 
would  as  soon  throw  it  against  the  door  as 
not. 

6.  James.  Give  it  to  him  and  see.  He 
wrould  not  dare  to  throw  it  against  the  door. 

7.  Henry.  Do  you  think  George  is  a 
coivard?  You  do  not  know  him  as  well  as 
/  do!     Here,  George    take  this  snow-ball, 


146  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

and  show  James  that  you  are  not  such  a 
coward  as  he  thinks  you  are. 

8.  George.  I  am  not  afraid  to  throw  it; 
but  I  do  not  ivant  to.  I  do  not  see  that  it 
will  do  any  good,  or  that  there  will  be  any 
fun  in  it. 

9.  James.  There!  I  told  you  he  would 
not  dare  to  throw  it. 

10.  Henry.  Why,  George,  are  you  turning- 
coward?  I  thought  you  did  not  fear  any 
thing.  Come,  save  your  credit,  and  throw 
it.     I  know  you  are  not  afraid  to. 

11.  George.  Well,  I  am  not  afraid  to 
throw.  Give  me  the  snow-ball.  I  would 
as  soon  throw  it  as  not. 

12.  Whack!  went  the  snow-ball  against 
the  door;  and  the  boys  took  to  their  heels. 
Henry  was  laughing  as  heartily  as  he  could, 
to  think  what  a  fool  he  had  made  of 
George. 

13.  George  had  a  whipping  for  his  folly, 
as  he  ought  to  have  had.  He  was  such  a 
coward,  that  he  was  afraid  of  being  called  a 
coward.  He  did  not  dare  to  refuse  to  do  as 
Henry  told  him,  for  fear  that  he  would  be 
laughed  at. 

14.  If  he  had  been  really  a  brave  boy,  he 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  147 

would  have  said,  "Henry,  do  you  suppose 
chat  I  am  so  foolish  as  to  throw  that  snow- 
ball, just  because  you  want  to  have  me? 
You  may  throw  your  own  snow-halls,  if  you 
please!" 


15.  Henry  would,  perhaps,  have  tried  to 
laugh  at  him.  He  would  have  called  him  a 
coward,  hoping  in  this  way  to  lead  him  to 
do  as  he  wished. 

16.  But  G-eorge  would  have  said,  "Do  you 
think  that  I  care  for  your  laughing?  I  do 
not  think  it  right  to  throw  the  snow-ball.  I 
will  not  do  that  which  I  think  to  be  wrong, 
if  the  whole  totvn  should  join  with  you  in 
laughing." 

17.  This  would  have  been  real  courage, 
Henry   would    have   seen,   at'  once,   that   it 

3d  Rd.  10. 


148 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


would  do  no  good  to  laugh  at  a  boy  who 
had  so  bold  a  heart.  You  must  have  this 
fearless  spirit,  or  you  will  get  into  trouble, 
and  will  be,  and  ought  to  be,  disliked 
by  all. 

Exercises. — What  did  Henry  think  would  be  fun?  How 

did   the   hoys  try  to  persuade  George  to  throw  the  hall?  Did 

George  show  any  courage  in  throwing  it?  What  would  have 
been  true  courage? 


ARTICULATION. 


Zm. 
Zn. 


2 

azm, 

2 

ezm, 

izm, 

2 

ozm, 

2 

uzm, 

oizm. 

ouzm. 

2 

azn, 

2 

ezn, 

2 

izn, 

2 

ozn, 

2 

uzn, 

oizn, 

ouzn. 

LESSOH    LV. 


wrong 
loi'ter 
urg'ed 
a-void' 


causes 
wick'ed 
trouble 
'per 


whis^ 


con-ceal'  i'dle-ness 

tempt'ed  cow'ard-ly 

mis'chief  in-tef-rupt' 

falsehood  re-mem'ber 


$&$< 


WHEN    TO    SAY    NO. 

1.  Though  "JVb"  is  a  very  little  word,  it 
is  not  always  easy  to  say  it,  and  the  not 
doing  so,  often  causes  trouble. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  149 

2.  When  we  are  asked  to  stay  away  from 
school,  and  spend,  in  idleness  or  mischief] 
the  time  which  ought  to  be  spent  in  study, 
we  should  at  once  say  "No." 

3.  When  we  are  urged  to  loiter  on  our 
way  to  school,  and  thus  be  late,  and  inter- 
rupt our  teacher  and  the  school,  we  should 
say  "No." 

4.  When  some  school-mate  wishes  us  to 
whisper  or  play  in  the  school-room,  we  should 
say  "No." 

5.  When  we  are  tempted  to  use  angry  or 
wicked  words,  we  should  remember  that  the 
eye  of  God  is  always  upon  us,  and  should 
say  "'No." 

6.  When  we  have  done,  any  thing  wrong, 
and  are  tempted  to  conceal  it  by  falsehood, 
we  should  say  "No,  we  can  not  tell  a  lie;  it 
is  wicked  and  cowardly." 

7.  If  we  are  asked  to  do  any  thing  which 
we  know  to  be  wrong,  we  should  not  fear  to 
say  "No." 

8.  If  we  thus  learn  to  say  "No,"  we 
shall  avoid  much  trouble,  and  be  always 
safe. 

Exercises  . — Is  i  t  always  easy  to  say  "  No  "  ?     When  should 
We  do  so?     What  will  be  the  advantage  of  doing  it? 


150  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

LESSON    LVI. 

serve        friend      de-pencl'       what-ev'er 
praise      list'en      seem'eth       o-be'di-ent 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 
1.  Con-de-scend';   to  yield.  ]  2.  Im-pek/fect;  having  faults. 

oo>®<o* 

THE    CHILD'S    PRAYER. 

1.  Great  God,  and  wilt  thou  condescend, 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  Friend? 

I,  a  poor  child,  and  thou  so  high, 
The  Lord  of  earth,  and  air,  and  sky? 

2.  Art  thou  my  Father?     Canst  thoujbear 
To  hear  my  poor,  imperfect  prayer  ? 

Or  stoop  to  listen  to  the  praise, 
That  such  a  little  child  can  raise? 

3.  Art  thou  my  Father?     Let  me  be 
A  meek,  obedient,  child  to  thee, 

And  try,  in  word,  and  deed,  and  thought, 
To  serve  and  please  thee  as  I  ought. 

4.  Art  thou  my  Father?     I  '11  depend 
Upon  the  care  of  such  a  friend; 
And  only  wish  to  do  and  be, 
Whatever  seemeth  good  to  thee. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  151 

Art  thou  my  Father?     Then  at  last, 
When  all  my  clays  on  earth  are  past, 
Send  down  and  take  me  in  thy  love, 
To  be  thy  better  child  above. 


Exercises  . — Who  is  our  Father  and  Friend?  How  should 
we  feel  toward  him?  If  we  love  and  obey  him,  where  will  He 
take  us? 

ARTICULATION. 
Sound  the  letter  r  distinctly. 
2  2  2  2  2 

R.     thral,    threl,    thril,    throl,     thrul,     tbroil,    throul. 

2  1  12  2  1  2 

thred,  three,  thru,    thrum,  thrash,  thrive,  throng. 
LESSON    LVII. 

dai'ly        for-give'     por'tion       weakness 
hum'ble    par'dons    king'dom    temp-ta'tion 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

1.  Hai/low;  to  keep  sacred.        >  2,  Trans-gres'sioxs;   sins. 
1.  Boun'ty;  giving  freely.  <  2.  Com-pas'siox;  pity. 

THE    LORD'S    PRAYER. 

1.  Our  Father  in  heaven, 
We  hallow  thy  name; 
May  thy  kingdom  holy 
On  earth  be  the  same; 


152  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

0,  give  to  us  daily, 
Our  portion  of  bread, 

It  is  from  thy  bounty, 
That  all  must  be  fed. 

2.  Forgive  our  transgressions, 

And  teach  us  to  know 
That  humble  compassion, 

That  pardons  each  foe; 
Keep  us  from  temptation, 

From  weakness  and  sin, 
And  thine  be  the  glory 

Forever:     Amen! 

LESSON    LVIII. 

this'tle  vine'yard      in-struc'tion 

corn-plain'     pov'er-ty       con-sid'er-ed 
shoulders     trav'el-eth     un-der-stand'ing 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 


• 


1.  Void;  empty;  without. 
4.  Sluggard;   a  lazy  person. 
4.  Con-sid'er;   to  think  of. 


4.  Pro-vid'eth  ;  lays  up  for  use. 
4.  0-ver-seer';  one  who  takes 
care-  of  another. 


THE    SLUGGARD. 

1.  I   went   by  the   field   of  the  slothful, 
and  by  the  vineyard  of  the  man  void  of 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  153 

understanding,    and,    lo!    it   was   all   grown 
over  with  thorns. 

2.  Nettles  had  covered  the  face  thereof, 
and  the  stone-wall  thereof  was  broken 
down. 

3.  Then  I  saw  and  considered  it  well. 
I  looked  upon  it,  and  received  instruction. 

4.  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard.  Con- 
sider  her  ways,  and  be  wise.  She,  having 
no  guide,  overseer,  or  ruler,  provideth  her 
meat  in  the  summer,  and  gathereth  her 
food  in  harvest. 

5.  How  long  wilt  thou  sleej),  0  sluggard? 
When  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep? 

6.  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  folding  of  the 
hands  to  sleep.  So  shall  thy  poverty  come 
as  one  that  traveleth,  and  thy  want  as  an 
armed  man. 

7.  'T  is  the  voice  of  the   sluggard:   I  hear 

him  complain, 
"You  have  waked  me  too  soon,  I  must 

slumber  again." 
As  the  door  on  its  hinges,  so  he  on  his 

bed, 
Turns  his  side  and  his  shoulders,  his  feet 

and  his  head. 


154 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


8.  "A  little  more  sleep,  and  a  little  more 

slumber," 
Thus  lie  wastes  half  his  days,   and   his 

hours  without  number; 
And  when  he  gets  up,  he  sits  folding  his 

hands, 
Or    walks     about    idly,     or    trifling    he 

stands. 


9.  I  passed  by  his  garden,  I  saw  the  wild 

brier, 
The  thorn,  and  the  thistle,  grow  broader 

and  higher; 
The  clothes  that  hang  on  him  are  turning 

to  rags; 
And  his  money  he  wastes,  till  he  starves 

or  he  begs. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  155 

ARTICULATION. 
The  sound  of  ng  is  often  incorrectly  or  indistinctly  articulated. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

Ng.     sing,         fang,       lung,        sting,    bring,     twang. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

strong,     slung,     string,     fling,     flung,     swing. 
LESSON    LIX. 

dumb     rea'son     mur'mur       el'e-phant 
whale     war'ble     crawl'eth      re-main'eth 
tongue   peb'bles   com-mand'   ex-ceed'ing-ly 

LET    US    T?.  AISE    GOD. 

1.  Come,  let  us  praise  God,  for  he  is 
exceedingly  great.  Let  us  bless  God,  for 
he  is  very  good. 

2.  He  made  all  things;  the  sun  to  rule 
the  day,  and  the  moon  to  shine  by  night. 
He  made  the  great  whale,  and  the  elephant; 
and  the  little  worm  that  crawleth  upon  the 
ground. 

3.  The  little  birds  sing  j)raises  to  God, 
when  they  warble  sweetly  in  the  green 
shade.  The  brooks  and  rivers  praise  God, 
when  thev  murmur  among  the  smooth 
pebbles. 


156  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

4.  I  will  praise  God  with  ray  voice ;  for  I 
may  praise  him,  though  I  am  but  a  child. 
A  few  years  ago,  and  I  was  but  an  infant, 
and  my  tongue  was  dumb  in  my  mouth. 

5.  I  did  not  know  the  great  name  of  God, 
for  my  reason  had  not  come  unto  me.  But 
I  can  now  speak,  and  my  tongue  shall  praise 
him.  I  can  think  of  all  his  kindness,  and 
my  heart  shall  love  him. 

6.  Let  him  call  me,  and  I  will  come  unto 
him.  Let  him  command,  and  I  will  obey 
him.  When  I  am  older,  I  will  praise  him 
better.  I  will  never  forget  God,  so  long  as 
my  life  remaineth  in  me. 

7.  The  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a  great 
King  above  all  gods.  In  his  hands  are  the 
deep  places  of  the  earth.  The  strength  of 
the  hills  is  his  also. 

8.  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it,  and  his 
hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

9.  0  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down: 
let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord,  our  maker. 

10.  I  love  the  Lord,  my  strength.  I  will 
praise  thee,  0  Lord,  with  my  whole  heart. 

Exercises. — Why  should  we  praise  God?  What  has  he 
made?  What  has  he  done  for  us?  Will  God  listen  to  the  praises 
of  children? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  157 


LESSON    LX. 

light 

la'bor 

Sav'ior 

softly 

sight 

suffer 

per'fect 

wis'dom 

fades 

sor'row 

sweetly 

for-ev'er 

SPELL 

AND    DEFINE. 

8.  Counsel; 

advice. 

;:  4.  Sa'cred; 

^O^OC 

holy;  divine. 

EVENING. 

1.  Softly  now  the  light  of  day, 
Fades  upon  our  sight  away; 
Free  from  care,  from  labor  free, 
Lord,  we  would  draw  near  to  thee. 

2.  Soon  for  us,  the  light  of  day 
Will  forever  pass  away; 
Then  from  sin  and  sorrow  free, 
Take  us,  Lord,  to  dw^ell  with  thee. 

3.  Keep  me,  Savior,  near  thy  side, 
Let  thy  counsel  be  my  guide; 
Never  let  me  from  thee  rove, 
Sweetly  draw  me  by  thy  love. 

4.  Sacred  wisdom,  be  my  guide, 
Suffer  not  my  feet  to  slide; 
Or,  from  thine  all  perfect  way, 
In  the  path  of  sin  to  stray. 


158 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


R. 


ARTICULATION. 

2  2  2  2  j  1 

grab,        grub,         drab,        drub,        driv,        drov. 

s      .  ?      .  ?      .  2.2. 

morning,    singing,       bringing,  swinging,  hanging. 

2  2  "  2       .  2  2 

stringing,  springing,  flinging,    clanging,    slinging. 


^« 


LESSON    LXI. 

hoes 

ap'ples 

bellows 

ham'mers 

lambs 

smok'y 

rib'bons 

horseshoes 

planes 

Al'bert 

or'chard 

black'smith 

Charles 

chis'els 

peach/es 

O-hi'o 

ax'es 

shovels 

chick'ens 

pret'ti-ly 

an'vil 

be-come' 

shavings 

oo^Xoo 

car'pen-ter 

THE 

CHOICE. 

m 

1.  Charles,  and  George,  and  Albert  lived 
in  a  pleasant  village  in  Ohio.  Charles  was 
ten  years  old,  George  nine,  and  Albert 
seven.  "What  will  you  be,  when  you 
become  a  man?"  said  George  to  Chailes. 

2.  "i/"  said  George,  "will  be  a  black- 
smith. I  will  have  a  nice  shop,  and  an 
anvil,  and  hammers,  and  a  great  pair  of 
bellows.      I    will    kindle    up    the    fire,    and 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  159 

blow   away,    and    make    the    sparks  fly   so 
prettily. 

3.  "I  will  make  axes,  and  hoes,  and 
shovels,  and  chains,  and  horseshoes,  and  a 
great  niany  other  things." 

4.  Charles  said,  "I  will  be  a  carpenter, 
and  build  houses,  and  make  doors  and 
windows,  and  things  of  that  kind.  I  will 
have  planes,  and  chisels,  and  saws. 

5.  "I  like  to  work  in  wood,  and  make 
beautiful,  clean,  long  shavings,  almost  as 
fine  as  ribbons.  My  shop  will  not  look  so 
black  and  smoky  as  yours,  brother  George." 

6.  Little  Albert  said  he  would  like  to  be 
a  farmer.  "I  will  rise  early  on  the  spring 
mornings,"  said  he,  "and  go  out  to  hear  the 
birds  sing,  and  to  see  the  grass  grow,  and 
look  so  bright  and  green. 

7.  "When  I  have  fed  the  cows,  and 
horses,  and  sheep,  and  eaten  my  breakfast, 
I  will  go  out  to  plow,  or  reap,  or -mow,  in 
the  bright  sunshine;  while  you,  Charles  and 
George,  will  be  shut  up  in  your  little  shops, 
full  of  smoke  and  dust. 

8.  "And  then  I  shall  have  such  fine 
fruit!  0,  there  will  be  no  end  to  the 
apples,  and  peaches,  and  pears,  and  plums 


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NEW    THIRD    READER. 


which  I  shall  have  in  my  orchard!  I  shall 
have  chickens,  and  pigs,  and  lambs;  and  a 
nice  little  pony  to  ride  on.  0,  I  '11  be  a 
farmer,  I'll  be  a  farmer!" 


Exercises. — What  did  George  say  he  would  be?  What 
would  he  have?  What  would  he  do?  What  did  Charles  say? 
What  did  Albert  say  he  would  like  to  be?  What  would  he  do? 
What  would  he  have? 

OO^OO 


LESSON    LXII. 

crack 

ex-cuse'     er'rands 

o-blig'tfd 

ras'cal 

for-give'    fright'en 

in'no-cent 

try'ing 

writ/ten     daughter 

car'riag-es 

hon'est 

seiVant    coach'man 

per-mis'sion 

de-serve'  beg'ging    dis-miss'^d    cer-tif'i-cate 


3>©<C 


MR.    JAMES    AND    HIS    COACHMANT 

Lucy.  Here  is  John,  father,  who  wishes 
to  speak  with  you. 

John.  Mr.  James,  I  have  come  to  see  you 
without  your  leave,  and  hope  you  will  not 
be  angry  with  me.  You  have  been  so  kind 
to  me  lately,  that  I  have  come,  although 
vou  told  me  when  I  was  dismissed,  that 
you  would  never  see  me  again. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  161 

Mr.  James.  Well,  John,  and  what  have 
you  come  for?  Do  you  wish  to  have  your 
old  place  again? 

John.  0  no!  I  did  not  think  of  that,  sir. 
But  I  wish  to  thank  you  for  your  kind 
present,  and  to  ask  you  for  a  certificate 
that  I  am  honest,  as  I  can  not  get  a  place 
without  one. 

Mr.  James.  So,  so;  and  do  you  think  I 
would  send  you  to  other  peoj^le,  to  break 
their  carriages,  as  you  did  mine? 

John.  Do  not  he  angry,  Mr.  James.  I 
would  rather  beg  again,  than  hear  you 
speak  so  harshly  to  me. 

Mr.  James.  Beg  again"?  What  do  you 
mean  by  that,  John  ? ,  Have  you  been 
obliged  to  beg,  since  you  went  away  from 
me?  | 

John.  Why,  sir,  you  know  I  could  not 
steal;  and  as  I  could  not  earn  any  money, 
you  know  that  begging  is  far  better  than 
starving. 

Mr.  James.  Begging,  John,  begging?  And 
why  did  you  not  come  to  your  old  master 
for  something  to  support  you  with,  till  you 
could  find  some  work  to  do?  You  deserve 
to  starve  for  not  coming  to  me  at  once. 


162  NEW    THIRD    READER 


John.  But,  Mr.  James,  I  was  afraid  to 
come,  till  Charles  brought  me  the  money 
which  you  sent,  for  fear  you  might  still  be 
angry  with  me. 

Lucy.  There,  father,  you  see  what  became 
of  Charles's  money.  I  knew  he  was  not  a 
rascal,  as  you  call  him.  Tell  us  all  about 
it,  John,  for  I  want  to  hear  the  whole 
story. 

Mr.  James.  I  never  sent  you  any  money 
by  Charles,  John.     What  do  you  mean? 

John.  Surely,  you  forget,  sir.  Charles 
gave  it  to  me  himself,  and  said  he  had  it 
from  his  uncle.  It  was  a  week  ago  to-day 
that  he  gave  it  to  me,  and  I  have  some  of 
it  left  now.     Here  it  is,  sir. 

Mr.  James.  Where  were  you,  John?  And 
how  was  it? 

John.  I  was  in  town,  sir.  I  had  earned 
some  money  that  day,  by  doing  some 
errands.  My  little  daughter  Anne  had 
been  begging,  when  Charles  saw  her  and 
gave  her  some  cakes,  and  told  her  to  find 
me.  He  came  to  me  in  the  next  street, 
where  I  was  drinking  some  water,  for  it 
was  verv  hot,  and  o-ave  me  all  the  change 
he  had  with  him.     He  said  he  would  give 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


163 


me  some  more  from  you,  if  I  would  come 
to  his  school.  The  next  week  I  went  there, 
and  Charles  gave  me  some  money,  and  told 
me  he  had  it  from  you. 


Mr.  James.  But  I  never  did  send  you 
money,  though  I  ought  not  to  have  treated 
an  old  servant  as  I  did,  when  I  sent  you 
off.  ^nd  now  you  may  become  my  coach- 
man again.  But  you  must  not  let  Charles 
crack  the  whip,  and  frighten  my  horses  again. 

John.  God  bless  you,  sir.  But  here  comes 
Charles,  now. 

Lucy.  I  am  so  glad  that  Charles  is  proved 

innocent,  and  has  not  spent  his  money  so 

foolishly,  as  his  teacher  thought  he  had.    - 

Charles.  How  do  you  do,  uncle? 
3d  Rd.  11. 


164  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

Mr.  James.  Come  here,  sir!  Do  you 
know  that  your  teacher  has  written  about 
you? 

Charles.  Yes,  sir;  for  he  showed  me  his 
letter,  and  it  was  all  true.  I  did  sell  my 
watch,  and  I  did  sleep  out  of  doors  all 
night.  But  I  sold  it  for  money  to  give  to 
John.  And  I  slept  out  of  doors  all  night, 
because  I  was  late,  trying  to  find  him,  and 
could  not  get  home,  before  the  door  was 
locked. 

Mr.  James.  But  you  should  not  have  gone 
without  leave. 

Charles.  I  did  not  do  so,  sir.  Here  is  the 
written  permission  he  gave  me. 

Mr.  James.  But  you  did  not  tell  him  why 
you  went,  did  you? 

Charles.  No,  sir;  for  I  should  als<j|have 
been  obliged  to  tell  him  that  you  had  turned 
John  away.  I  thought  you  would  not  like 
that,  dear  uncle. 

Lucy.  There,  father!  Did  I  not  say  that 
Charles  was  the  best  boy  you  had,  and  could 
not  be  so  bad  as  you  thought? 

John.  Indeed,  sir,  he  is  a  good  boy,  and 
very  kind  has  he  been  to  me. 

Mr.  James.  I    am    afraid    all    this    praise 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  165 

will  make  you  vain,  Charles.  You  were  not 
quite  right  in  all  you  did,  but  I  forgive  you 
all  the  wrong.  Your  wish  to  do  good  must 
excuse  you.  Another  time,  my  dear  boy, 
learn  not  to  be  so  rash. 


Exercises. — Why  had  Mr.  James  dismissed  John?  Who 
had  helped  John  while  he  was  without  work?  How  had  Charles 
assisted  John?  What  did  Lucy  say  of  Charles?  What  did  Mr. 
James  do  at  last?     What  did  he  tell  Charles? 


LESSON    LXIII. 

least  i'dly  squir'rel  running 

peeps  rob'in  fresh'ness  trav'cl-er 

stream  ful-fill'  blessings  heav'en-ly 

ghd'ing  wis'dom  green'wood  cheer'ful-ness 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

2.  MossrY;   full  of  moss.  >  G.  Ver/dant;  green. 

G.  Peb'bly;  full  of  little  stones.  \  7.  Pro-fuse';  plentiful. 

ALL    MUST    WORK. 
THE    CHILD. 

1.  Stop,  little  stream,  and  tell  me  why 
Thou  art  running  on  so  fast, 
Forever  gliding  swiftly  by, 
And  yet  art  never  past! 


166  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  Thou  must  be  very  happy  here, 

With  nothing  else  to  do, 
But  running  by  these  mossy  banks, 
Beneath  the  greenwood,  too. 

3.  The  pretty  robin  sings  to  thee 

His  cheerful  morning  song; 
Amid  the  leaves  the  squirrel  peeps, 
And  frolics  all  day  long. 

THE    STREAM. 

4.  'Tis  true,  I  've  squirrels,  birds,  and  flowers, 

To  cheer  me  on  my  way; 

And  very  pleasant  is  my  lot, 

But  still  I  must  not  stay. 

5.  Like  truth,  I  have  my  work  to  do, 

My  errand  to  fulfill; 
I  cool  the  weary  traveler's  lips, 
And  help  the  sea  to  fill. 

G.  If  I  should  stop,  and  idly  lie 
Upon  my  pebbly  bed, 
Soon  all  my  freshness  would  be  gone, 
My  verdant  banks  be  dead. 

7.  Our  heavenly  Father  gives  to  all 
His  blessings  most  profuse; 
And  not  the  least,  in  wisdom  gives 
The  kindly  law  of  use. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES, 


167 


8.  So,  little  child,  your  duty  do 
In  cheerfulness  all  day; 
*  And  you,  like  me,  shall  soon  be  blest 
With  flowers  upon  your  way. 

Exercises . — What  does  the  child  say  to  the  stream ?  What 
does  the  stream  reply?  If  we  do  our  duty,  what  reward  shall  we 
have? 


ARTICULATION. 

Bs,     Est,     Bd. 

Dabs, 

2 

dabst, 

2                            2 

dabd :         blabs, 

2 

blabst, 

blabd 

2 

Stabs, 

2 

stabst, 

2                          2 

stabd :         nabs, 

2 

nabst, 

2 

nabd. 

Throbs, 

2 

throbst, 

2                    2 

throbd :      sobs, 

ootto* 

sobst, 

2 

sobd. 

LESSON    LXIV. 

shawl  dis-tress'  Charlotte  fa'vor-ite 

bis'cuit  draw'ers  Fred'er-ic    earn'est-ly 

de-light'  beau'ties  play'ful-ly  coax'ing-ly 

re-ward'  strug'gle  an'swer-tfd  though t'ful-ly 


SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

l 


7.  Crimson;  a  deep  red.  I  14.  At-tir'cd;  dressed. 

THE    LAST    TWO    APPLES. 

1.  "Look!"  said  Lucy  to  her  brother 
and  sister,  as  she  held  up  an  apple  in  each 
hand,  "look,  and  see  what  I  have!     Mother 


108  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

gave  them  to  me.     They  are  such  beautiful 
rosy  apples!" 

2.  "What  beauties!"  said  Charlotte.'  "J 
am  fond  of  apples,  too, -but  nobody  has  given 
me  one."  "And  i,  too"  said  Frederic,  "have 
often  teased  mother  for  one  of  those  tine 
apples,  but  she  would  not  let  me  have  it. 

3.  "She  said  there  were  only  two  left,  and 
she  must  keep  them  for  Lacy.  So  you  have 
them  both,  and  Charlotte  and  I  have  none.'''' 

4.  "But  can  not  mother  give  you  some 
more  apples?"  asked  Lucy,  thoughtfully. 
"Ho,  dear,"  replied  Charlotte,  "she  has  no 
more  apples." 

5.  Little  Lucy  looked  very  grave,  and  was 
silent.  She  wanted  her  brother  and  sister 
to  have  some  apples,  but  then  she  loved  them 
dearly  herself.     It  was  a  hard  struggle. 

6.  After  looking  at  her  brother  and  sister 
by  turns,  for  some  time,  her  little  cheeks 
glowing  with  blushes,  she  said,  once  more, 
very  earnestly:  "Has  mother  really  got  no 
more  apples  at  all?"  "Hot  one"  answered 
Frederic.  "I  saw  the  basket,  and  there 
were  only  those  two  in  it." 

7.  Lucv  was  ao-ain  silent.  Her  face  was 
crimson,    and    her    eyes    filled    with    tears. 


_.  THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  169 

"Would    you    like    to    have    my    apples?'* 
asked  she,  in  sad  distress. 

8.  The  tender-hearted  Charlotte  would 
have  said  "No."  But  Frederic  playfully 
stopped  her  mouth  with  his  hand,  before  she 
could  utter  the  word.  "If  we  did,  you 
surely  would  not  give  them  to  us?"  said  he. 

9.  '"Yes,  I  will,"  said  the  little  girl, 
holding  one  in  each  hand,  while  she  hid  her 
head  in  her  sister's  lap,  to  conceal  her  tears. 
But  Charlotte  pressed  her  to  her  bosom, 
and  Frederic  kissed  her. 

10.  "No,  dear  sister,"  said  they,  "we 
would  not  rob  you  of  your  apples  for  any 
thing.     But  you  are  a  good  and  kind  girl." 

11.  Lucy,  however,  would  not  take  back 
the  apples.  "No,  no,"  said  she,  "you  must 
keep  them.  I  do  not  want  them  at  all, 
now."     The  brother  and  sister  still  refused. 

12.  But  their  mother,  coming  into  the 
room  at  that  moment,  said,  "Do,  my  chil- 
dren, keep  one,  and  divide  it  between  you. 
I  am  glad  to  see  that  Lucy  is  not  selfish; 
for  we  know  that  she  loves  a  nice  apple 
better  than  any  thing  else.  If  she  will  part 
with  that,  there  is  nothing  that  she  will  not 
part  with." 


170 


NEW    THIRD    READER 


13.  Soon  after  they  had  eaten  their  apples, 
Charlotte  went  into  a  room,  where  she  had 
a  chest  of  drawers,  in  which  she  kept  her 
clothes  and  books,  and  playthings  of  all 
sorts.  Among  her  pretty  things,  there  was 
a  large  and  beautiful  doll,  which  she  had 
dressed  in  new  clothes. 


14.  This  had  always  been  Charlotte's 
favorite  doll.  She  washed  her  frocks  with 
her  own  hands,  and  kept  her  at  all  times 
neatly  and  nicely  attired. 

15.  She  now  brought  the  doll  into  the 
room,  where  Frederic  and  Lucy  were;  and 
the  little  girl  instantly  fixed  her  eyes  upon 
it.  "0,  there  is  Rosa!''  she  cried,  for  that 
was  the  doll's  name.  "How  j>retty  she 
looks!     She  has  a  new  bonnet,  too!" 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  lfl 

16.  Lucy  looked  at  the  fine,  dashing  doll, 
with  inward  delight.  "0,  what  pretty  shoes, 
and  what  a  beautiful  shawl!  Do,  Charlotte, 
let  me  have  her  a  little  while.  I  will  not 
let  her  fall." 

17.  "No,  Lucy  dear,  I  can  not  lend  Rosa 
to  any  one  now."  "0,  do,"  said  the  little 
one,  coaxingly;  "only  a  very  little  while; 
do,  dear  Charlotte,  I  will  not  hurt  her." 

18.  "But  I  must  not  lend  her,"  answered 
the  sister;  "for  she  is  no  longer  mine" 
"Not  yours V  cried  Lucy  with  surprise. 
"Whose  is  she,  then?"  "Yours,  Lucy, 
yours"  said  Charlotte;  "she  has  been  yours, 
ever  since  you  gave  me  your  apple." 

19.  At  first,  Lucy  could  not  understand 
how  the  doll  came  to  be  hers.  But  when 
Charlotte  had  explained  it  all  to  her,  she 
skipped  about  the  room  in  great  glee,  kiss- 
ing first  her  sister,  then  her  brother,  and 
then  her  doll.  "Rosa  is  mine!"  she  said 
with  joy  to  every  one.  "Charlotte  has  given 
her  to  me." 

20.  Nor  was  this  all  her  reward  for  being 
so  kind.  It  was  winter  time,  and  apples 
were  very  scarce.  But  Frederic,  knowing- 
how  much  Lucy  loved  them,  sought  every- 


172  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

where,  till  he  found  a  shop  where  they  were 
still  to  be  had. 

21.  But  they  were  very  dear,  and  his 
purse  was  empty;  and  yet,  every  day,  on 
his  return  from  school,  he  brought  Lucy  an 
apple. 

22.  "Where  did  he  get  the  apples?"  you 
ask.  I  will  tell  you.  He  was  allowed  one 
or  two  cents,  every  day,  to  buy  a  biscuit  or 
two.  The  kind  brother,  instead  of  using  all 
his  cents  for  something  to  eat,  laid  out  a 
part  of  his  money  in  apples. 

23.  So  long  as  they  were  to  be  had,  he 
did  not  fail  to  bring  one  home,  every  day, 
to  the  sweet,  kind,  and  loving  Lucy. 

24.  The  good  and  the  kind. 

Find  flowers  in  their  path  ever  springing, 
And  angels  around  ever  singiDg. 


Exercises  . — What  did  Lucy's  mother  give  her  ?  What  did 
her  brother  and  sister  say?  What  hard  struggle  did  Lucy  have? 
What  did  she  conclude  to  do,  at  last?  How  did  Charlotte  reward 
her?  How  did  Frederic  reward  her?  Did  she  not  have  a  greater 
reward  than  either  of  these  within  herself? 

What  words  are  marked  as  emphatic  in  this  lesson?  Mention 
some  of  the  words  that  are  emphatic,  but  not  marked  as  such. 
Point  out  six  commas  in  this  lesson,  by  telling  after  what,  words 
they  come.  Point  out  six  periods.  Six  quotation  marks.  Six 
marks  for  interrogation. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERTES. 


173 


ARTICULATION, 


Bs,     Bst,     Bd. 


2 

Dubs, 

2 

dubst, 

cUibd: 

2 

rubs, 

2, 

rubst, 

2 

rubd. 

Clubs; 

2 

clubst, 

clubd: 

2 

snubs, 

2 

snubst, 

2 

.  snubd. 

2 

Grubs, 

2 

grubst, 

grubd : 

2n 

stubs, 

stubst, 

2 

stubd. 

>^c 


search 

sly'ly 

sliced 
fin'ish 


LESSON    LXV. 

public      roast'ed 


faying 

bar 'ley 


on  ions 


com  ing 
trudged 
hop'ping 


la'bor-er 
sea'son-^d 
gal'lant-ly 
con-tent'ed 


ra'ven     stewVd     distance     dif'fer-ence 


>x*s< 


THE    CONTENTED    MAN 


1.  A  poor  laborer,  named  Robert,  was 
going  home,  after  a  hard  day's  work,  with 
a  basket  in  his  hand. 

2.  "What  a  fine  supper  I  shall  have!" 
said  he  to  himself.  "This  piece  of  meat  well 
stewed,  and  my  onions  sliced,  and  the  broth 
thickened  with  my  meal,  and  seasoned  with 
the  salt  and  pepper,  will  make  a  dish  good 
enough  for  a  king.     Then,  I  have  a  piece  of 


174  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

barley  bread   at   home,   to  finish  off  with! 
How  I  long  to  be  at  it!" 

3.  At  this  moment,  he  heard  a  noise  at 
the  road-side.  Looking  up,  he  saw  a  squirrel 
run  up  a  tree,  and  creep  into  a  hole  among 
the  branches. 

4.  "Ha!"  thought  he,  "what  a  nice  pres- 
ent a  nest  of  young  Squirrels  would  be  for 
my  sick  neighbor.  I  '11  try  if  I  can  get  it." 
So  he  put  down  his  basket,  and  began  to 
climb  the  tree. 

5.  He  had  got  partly  up,  when  looking  at 
his  basket,  he  saw  a  dog  with  his  nose  in  it, 
trying  to  get  at  his  piece  of  meat. 

6.  Robert  slipped  down  as  quickly  as  he 
could,  but  the  dog  was  too  quick  for  him, 
and  ran  off  with  the  meat  in  his  mouth. 
"Well,"  said  he,  "I  must  be  contented  with 
plain  soup,  which  is  not  bad,  after  all." 

7.  He  walked  on,  and  came  to  a  little 
public-house  by  the  road-side,  where  a  friend 
of  his  was  sitting  on  a  bench.  Robert  put 
down  his  basket,  and  took  a  seat  by  his 
friend. 

8.  A  tame  raven,  which  was  kept  at  the 
house,  came  slyly  behind  him,  and  hopping 
on  the  basket,  stole  away  the  little  bag  in 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  1^5 

which  his  meal  was  tied  up,  and  went  off 
with  it  to  his  hole. 

9.  Robert  did  not  miss  the  meal,  until  he 
had  gone  some  distance.  He  went  back  to 
search  for  the  bag,  but  could  hear  nothing 
of  it.  "Well,"  said  he,  "my  soup  will  be 
thinner  for  want  of  the  meal.  But  I  will 
boil  a  slice  of  bread  with  it,  and  that  will 
do  some  good,  at  least." 

10.  He  went  on  again,  and  came  to  a 
little  brook,  over  which  a  narrow  plank  was 
laid.  A  young  woman,  coming  up  to  pass 
over  at  the  same  time,  Robert  gallantly 
offered  her  his  hand. 

11.  As  soon  as  she  reached  the  middle  of 
the  plank,  she  cried  out  that  she  was  falling. 
Robert,  in  trying  to  support  her  with  his 
other  arm,  let  his  basket  drop  into  the 
stream. 

12.  As  soon  as  she  was  safely  over,  he 
jumped  into  the  brook,  and  got  his  basket. 
But  when  he  came  ashore,  he  found  that 
the  salt  was  all  melted,  and  the  pepper 
washed  away.  Nothing  was  now  left  but 
the  onions. 

13.  "Well,"  said  Robert,  "then  I  must 
sup  to-night  on  roasted  onions  and  barley 


176  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

bread.  Last  night,  I  had  nothing  but  bread. 
It  will  make  no  difference  with  me  to-morrow, 
what  I  have  had  to-day."  So  saying,  he 
trudged  on,  singing  as  before. 

Exercises. — Will  you  relate  this  story?  How  did  Robert 
console  himself  at  last?  What  does  a  comma  denote?  A  semi- 
colon?    A  colon?     A  period? 

LESSON    LXVL 

whir  dai'sies  an'cient  breast'ed 

rooks  rab'bits  squir'rel  ea'ger-ly 

hedge  fear'less  swallows  pret'ti-er 

bridge  speckled  mead'ows  wa'ter-mill 

racing  daz'zling  wood'  side  wall'-flow-er 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 
4.  Mold'er-ixg;  turning  to  dust.  \  7.  Pheasant;   a  kind  of  bird. 

THE    SPRING    WALK. 

1.  We  had  a  pleasant  walk  to-day, 
Over  the  meadows  and  far  away; 
Across  the  bridge  by  the  water-mill, 
By  the  green  wood-side,  and  up  the  hill ; 
And  if  you  listen  to  what  I  say, 
I  will  tell  you  what  we  saw  to-day. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES 


177 


2.  Amid  a  hedge,  where  the  first  fresh  leaves 

Were  peeping  forth,  so  green  and  sly, 
We  saw  four  eggs  within  a  nest, 

And  they  were  blue  as  a  summer  sky. 

3.  AVhere  daisies  opened  to  the  sun, 

In  a  broad  meadow,  green  and  white, 
The  lambs  were  racing  eagerly; 
We  never  saw  a  prettier  sight. 


4.  We  saw  the  yellow  wall-flower  wave 

Upon  a  moldering  castle  wall; 
And  then  we  watched  the  busy  rooks 
Among  the  ancient  elm-trees  tall. 

5.  And  leaning  from  the  old  stone  bridge, 

Below,  we  saw  our  shadows  lie; 
And  through  the  gloomy  arches  watched 
The  swift  and  feailess  swallows  fly.     . 


178 


NEW    THIRD    READER. 


6.  We  heard  the  speckled-breasted  lark, 

As  it  sang  somewhere  out  of  sight; 
And  tried  to  find  it,  but  the  sky 

Was  filled  with  clouds  of  dazzling  light. 

7.  We  saw  young  rabbits  near  the  wood,     ' 

We  heard  a  pheasant's  wings  go  "whir ;" 
And  then  we  saw  a  squirrel  leap 
From  an  old  oak-tree  to  a  fir. 

8.  Were  I  to  tell  you  all  we  saw, 

I  'm  sure  that  it  would  take  me  hours; 
For  hill  and  meadow  were  alive 

With  bees,  and  birds,  and  buds,  and 
flowers. 


Exercisbs  . — Where  was  the  walk  described  taken?  What 
did  they  see  amid  the  hedge?  What  in  the  broad  meadow? 
What  on  the  castle  wall?  What  from  the  stone  bridge?  What 
did  they  hear  there?     What  did  they  see  near  the  wood? 


>>K< 


ARTICULATION 

Ds,     Dst. 

2., 

G-ads, 

2                        2                      2 

gadst:        adds,       addst: 

mads, 

2, 

madst. 

Breeds, 

breedst:     heeds,     heedst: 

i 

speeds, 

speedst. 

Needs, 

needst:       weeds,     weedst: 

pleeds, 

i 

pleedst. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  179 

LESSON    LXVII. 

caught  seized  cham/ber  in-sult'ed 

guilt'y  skulked  ap-proach'  Car'o-line 

rare'ly  carriage  o-bey'^d  dis-miss'ed 

parlor  wel'come  en-tire'ly  shame'ful-ly 

an-noy'  sur-prise'  in'so-lent  us'u-al-ly 

THE    INSOLENT    BOY. 

1.  James  Selton  was  one  of  the  most 
insolent  boys  in  the  village  where  he  lived. 
He  would  rarely  pass  people  in  the  street, 
without  being  guilty  of  some  sort  of  abuse. 

2.  If  a  person  were  well  dressed,  he  would 
cry  out  "Dandy!"  If  a  person's  clothes 
were  dirty  or  torn,  he  would  throw  stones  at 
him,  and  annoy  him  in  every  way  he  could. 

3.  One  afternoon,  just  as  the  school  was 
dismissed,  a  stranger  passed  through  the 
village.  His  dress  was  plain  and  somewhat 
old,  but  neat  and  clean.  He  carried  a  cane 
in  his  hand,  on  the  end  of  which  was  a 
bundle,  and  he  wore  a  broad-brimmed  hat. 

4.  No  sooner  did  James  see  the  stranger, 
than  he  winked  to  his  playmates,  and  said, 
"  Now  for  some  fun ! "    He  then  silently  went 

3d  Ed.  12. 


180  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

toward  the  stranger  from  behind,  and  knock- 
ing off  his  hat,  ran  away. 

5.  The  man  turned  and  saw  him,  but 
James  was  out  of  hearing  before  he  could 
speak.  The  stranger  put  on  his  hat,  and 
went  on  his  way.  Again  did  James  ap- 
proach ;  but  this  time,  the  man  caught  him 
by  the  arm,  and  held  him  fast. 

6.  However,  he  contented  himself  with 
looking  James  a  moment  in  the  face,  and 
then  pushed  him  from  him.  No  sooner  did 
the  naughty  boy  find  himself  free  again, 
than  he  began  to  pelt  the  stranger  with  dirt 
and  stones. 

7.  But  he  was  much  frightened  when  the 
"rowdy"  as  he  foolishly  called  the  man,  was 
struck  on  the  head  by  a  brick,  and  badly 
hurt.  All  the  boys  now  ran  away,  and 
James  skulked  across  the  fields  to  his  home. 

8.  As  he  drew  near  the  house,  his  sister 
Caroline  came  out  to  meet  him,  holding  a 
beautiful  gold  chain,  and  some  new  books. 

9.  She  told  J^mes,  as  fast   as   she  could 
talk,  that  tneir  uncle,  who  had  been  away . 
several  years,  nad  come  home,  and  was  now 
in  the  house;  that  he  had  brought  beautiful 
presents  for  the  whole  family;  that  he  had 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  181 

left  his  carriage  at  the  tavern,  a  mile  or  two 
off,  and  walked  on  foot,  so  as  to  surprise  his 
brother,  their  father. 

10.  She  said,  that  while  he  was  coming 
through  the  village,  some  wicked  boys  threw 
stones  at  him,  and  hit  him  just  over  the 
eye,  and  that  her  mother  had  bound  up  the 
wound.  "But  what  makes  you  look  so 
faleV\  asked  Caroline,  changing  her  tone. 

11.  The  guilty  boy  told  her  that  nothing 
was  the  matter  with  him;  and  running  into 
the  house,  he  went  up  stairs  into  his  cham- 
ber. Soon  after,  he  heard  his  father  calling 
him  to  come  down.  Trembling  from  head 
to  foot,  he  obeyed.  When  he  reached  the 
parlor  door,  he  stood,  fearing  to  enter. 

12.  His  mother  said,  "James,  why  do  you 
not  come  in?  You  are  not  usually  so  bash- 
ful. See  this  beautiful  watch,  which  your 
uncle  has  brought  for  you." 

13.  What  a  sense  of  shame  did  James 
now  feel!  Little  Caroline  seized  his  arm, 
and  pulled  him  into  the  room.  But  he 
hung  down  his  head,  and  covered  his  face 
with  his  hands. 

14.  His  uncle  went  up  to  him,  and  kindly 
taking  away  his  hands,  said,  "James,  will 


182  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

you  not  bid  me  welcome?"  But  quickly 
starting  back,  he  cried,  "Brother,  this  is  not 
your  son.  It  is  the  boy  who  so  shamefully 
insulted  me  in  the  street!" 

15.  With  surprise  and  grief  did  the  good 
father  and  mother  learn  this.  His  uncle 
was  ready  to  forgive  him,  and  forget  the 
injury.  But  his  father  would  never  permit 
James  to  have  the  gold  watch,  nor  the  beau- 
tiful books,  which  his  uncle  had  brought  for 
him. 

16.  The  rest  of  the  children  were  loaded 
with  presents.  James  was  obliged  to  con- 
tent himself  with  seeing  them  happy.  He 
never  forgot  this  lesson,  so  long  as  he  lived. 
It  cured  him  entirely  of  his  low  and  insolent 
manners. 

Exercises. — What  kind  of  a  boy  was  James?  How  did 
he  insult  the  stranger?  What  did  Caroline  tell  James  when  he 
came  home?  What  did  James  do?  What  did  his  father  do 
then?  When  he  was  brought  into  the  room,  what  did  his  uncle 
say?     How  was  he  punished?     What  effect  did  it  have? 

To  Teachers. — The  pupil  should  be  frequently  examined 
upon  punctuation  and  upon  emphasis.  He  should  be  required  to 
define  a  comma,  semicolon,  colon,  period,  etc.,  and  to  state  after 
what  words  they  occur.  He  should  point  out  the  words  marked 
as  emphatic;  also  the  words  that  are  emphatic,  but  which  are  not 
marked  as  such.  The  lessons  on  these  subjects,  on  pages  11  and 
134.  should  be  frequently  reviewed. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


183 


LESSON    LXVIIL 

doves      Al'fred  JuTi-a  com'fort-ed 

shawl      cud'dle  hur'ri-^d  con-clud'ed 

weight    feath'ers  fa'vor-ites  ap-proach'ed 

a-muse'  entrance  pre-par'ed  re-mem'ber-ed 

THE    TWO    WHITE    DOVES. 

1.  Alfred  and  Mary  had  two  cloves,  of 
which  they  were  very  fond.  One  was  named 
Julia,  and  the  other  Bobby.  They  were 
great  favorites  with  all  the  family. 

2.  One  day,  as  Alfred  and  Mary  were 
together,  Alfred  said  to  his  sister,  "This 
morning,  as  I  was  sitting  on  the  door-step, 
with  Julia  on  one  hand,  and  Bobby  on  the 
other,  I  heard  a  carriage  coming  down  the 
road. 

3.  "Some  one  in  the  carriage  saw  our 
doves,  and  asked  me  to  come  nearer.  As 
they  stopped,  I  climbed  up,  that  they  might 
see  better.  And  there,  in  one  corner,  lay  a 
little  girl,  very  pale  and  thin. 

4.  "I  knew  it  must  be  Ellen  Morton,  as 
soon  as  I  saw  her.     She  opened  her  eyes, 


184  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

and  said,  '0  mother,  what  pretty  doves. 
Please  buy  them  for  me.'  Her  mother 
offered  me  money  for  them,  but  I  could  not 
sell  them,  Mary,  and  so  they  drove  away." 

5.  "No,"  said  Mary,  "we  will  never  sell 
them  to  any  body;  but,  Alfred,  can  we  not 
give  them  to  that  poor,  sick  girl?" 

6.  "Why,"  said  Alfred,  "I  do  not  know. 
To  be  sure,  if  I  were  so  sick,  I  should  like 
much  to  have  two  such  darling  birds  as  ours 
are.     Let  us  ask  mother." 

7.  Their  mother  thought  best  to  let  them 
decide  for  themselves.  They  concluded  to 
go,  and  ask  to  see  Ellen,  and  find  out  how 
sick  she  was,  and  if  she  really  wished  for 
the  birds. 

8.  But  as  they  came  within  sight  of  the 
house  where  Ellen  lived,  they  began  to  feel 
how  hard  it  would  be  to  part  with  their 
doves.  They  felt,  however,  that  they  were 
doing  right,  and  this  comforted  them. 

9.  The  servant  girl  led  them  into  Ellen's 
chamber,  and  then  left  them.  Little  Ellen 
was  sitting  in  a  large  arm-chair,  and  resting 
her  head  on  a  pillow,  so  that  she  did  not 
notice  their  entrance,  until  her  mother's 
voice  roused  her. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


185 


10.  As  she  raised  her  head,  Mary  almost 
started,  for  she  had  never  seen  so  pale  a 
face.  "Ah!  are  these  the  pretty  doves  I 
saw  this  morning?"  asked  Ellen. 


11.  "Yes,"  said  Mary,  "and  we  have 
brought  them  for  you.  We  hope  they  will 
help  to  amuse  you  a  great  many  days,  for 
they  are  very  tame,  and  will  soon  learn  to 
come  when  you  call  them."  Then  Mary 
opened  the  door  and  called  "Julia!  Julia!" 
when  one  of  the  doves  instantly  flew  from 
the  cage  to  her  hand. 

12.  "What  a  pretty  name  it  has,  and  how 
tame,  too.  Pray,  let  me  have  it  on  my 
hand,"  said  Ellen,  while. the  bright  color 
rose   to   her   cheeks.      But   the    little,   thin 


186  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

hand,  which  she  held  out,  could  not  bear 
the  weight  of  the  bird. 

13.  "I  am  not  so  weak  every  day,"  said 
she.  "Perhaps  I  shall  be  better  to-morrow. 
But  I  do  not  like  to  take  away  your  birds. 
You  will  miss  them  sadly." 

14.  "0  no,"  said  Mary,  "we  pity  you 
very  much,  because  you  are  sick,  and  we 
are  glad  that  we  have  any  thing  to  give 
you."  And  as  Mary  looked  at  the  little, 
sick  Ellen,  she  thought  within  herself,  "  If  I 
loved  my  doves  a  thousand  times  more  than 
I  now  do,  you  should  have  them  for  yours, 
if  you  wished  for  them." 

15.  "Thank  you,  Mary,  thank  you,"  said 
Ellen.  "You  and  your  brother  shall  have 
as  many  of  my  playthings  as  you  want. 
See!  here  are  all  sorts  of  books.  Take  all 
of  them.  You  are  welcome  to  them.  I 
shall  never  read  them  again." 

16.  Alfred  and  Mary  looked  at  the  pretty 
books,  and  thought  they  would  like  to  have 
some  of  them  very  much.  But  they  did 
not  know,  that  it  would  be  proper  for  them 
to  take  any  thing  in  return  for  the  doves, 
and  neither  of  them  offered  to  take  the 
gift. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  187 

17.  As  they  prepared  to  go,  Mrs.  Morton 
took  some  money  from  her  purse,  and  held 
it  out  to  pay  for  the  doves.  "0  no!"  cried 
Alfred  and  Mary  in  a  breath,  "we  never 
thought  of  being  paid  for  them.  Mother 
did  not  expect  us  to  be  paid,"  and  they 
hurried  down  stairs,  before  Mrs.  Morton 
had  time  to  reply. 

18.  A  few  days  after  this,  a  basket  filled 
with  books  and  playthings,  came  to  the 
children  from  Ellen.  At  the  bottom  of  the 
basket  was  just  such  a  nice,  warm  shawl,  as 
Mary  had  long  desired  for  her  mother; 
and  every  time  the  little  girl  was  able  to 
ride  out,  she  was  sure  to  bring  some  present 
for  Alfred  and  Mary. 

19.  But  as  the  cold  winter  came  on,  poor 
Ellen  grew  thinner  and  weaker,  and  the  two 
children  missed  her  carriage. 

20.  They  went  to  the  house  to  inquire 
about  her,  and  the  servant  told  them  that 
she  was  now  too  weak  to  sit  up  at  all. 
"But,"  added  she,  "it  would  do  your  hearts 
good,  to  see  what  a  comfort  her  white  doves 
are  to  her.  They  are  such  playful  little 
things,  and  will  cuddle  down  close  to  her  on 
the  bed,  whenever  she  calls  them." 


188  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

21.  "Now,  Alfred,"  said  Mary,  "we  are 
paid  a  hundred  times  for  our  pretty  doves, 
by  knowing  this.  How  glad  I  am  that  we 
have  done  any  thing  for  poor  Ellen." 

22.  A  few  days  after  this,  as  the  children 
were  sitting  on  the  door-step,  they  saw  some 
one  coming  toward  them  with  something  in 
her  hand,  which  looked  like  their  old  bird- 
cage. 

23.  "Why,"  said  Mary,  "there  is  Mrs. 
Morton's  servant  bringing  back  our  doves! 
What  can  that  be  for?  Let  us  run  to  ask 
her." 

24.  As  they  approached  the  girl,  they 
saw  that  she  had  been  weeping.  "Here 
are  your  doves,"  said  she;  "poor  Ellen  will 
never  see  them  more.  But  she  remembered 
you  both,  when  she  found  she  must  die. 

25.  "She  begged  her  mother  to  send  home 
the  doves,  and  say  that  she  had  spent  many 
happy  hours  with  them.  She  said,  too,  that 
she  hoped  you  would  think  of  her  sometimes, 
when  you  saw  them." 

26.  "Poor  Ellen!  she  is  better  off  now 
than  any  of  us,"  said  Mary,  while  the  tears 
fell  fast  on  Julia's  snow-white  feathers. 
"She   has    gone   to   God,    and    there   is   no 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  189 

sickness  in  heaven.  But  oh,  Alfred,  what  a 
sad  daj  this  would  have  been  to  us,  if  we 
had  never  tried  to  make  her  happy." 

Exercises. — Of  what  were  Alfred  and  Mary  very  fond? 
Who  wished  for  their  doves?  How  did  the  children  feel  about 
parting  with  them?  How  did  they  feel  after  they  had  given 
them  away?     Why  did  they  not  take  pay  for  their  doves? 

What  became  of  Ellen?  Whr.t  did  the  servant  say  about  her? 
Did  not  their  kindness  to  the  sick  girl  make  Alfred  and  Mary 
feel  much  happier  than  they  otherwise  would  have  felt? 

LESSON    LXIX. 

forced      be-neath'    throwing        re-pli'^d 
cot'tage    moan'ing    church'-yard  re-leased 
Con'way  stock'ings  won'der-ing    por'rin-ger 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

1.  CLUs'TER-en;  hung  in  bunch-  >    2.  Wood'land;  as  if  living  in 

es.  )  the  woods.' 

2.  RusAric;  country  like.  \  10.  'Ker'chief;  handkerchief. 

WE    ARE    SEVEN. 

1.  I  met  a  little  cottage  girl; 

She  was  eight  years  old,  she  said; 
Her  hair  was  thick  with  many  a  curl, 
That  clustered  round  her  head. 


190  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  She  had  a  rustic,  woodland  air, 

And  she  was  wildly  clad; 
Her  eyes  were  fair,  and  very  fair; 
Her  beauty  made  me  glad. 

3.  "Sisters  and  brothers,  little  maid, 

How  many  may  you  be?" 
"How  many?  seven  in  all,"  she  said, 
And  wondering,  looked  at  me. 

4.  "And  where  are  they?    I  pray  you  tell." 

She  answered,  "Seven  are  we; 
And  two  of  us  in  Conway  dwell, 
And  two  are  gone  to  sea. 

5.  "Two  of  us  in  the  church-yard  lie, 

My  sister  and  my  brother; 
And  in  the  church-yard  cottage,  I 
Dwell  near  them  with  my  mother." 

6.  "You  say  that  two  at  Conway  dwell, 

And  two  are  gone  to  sea, 
Yet  ye  are  seven.     I  pray  you  tell, 
Sweet  maid,  how  this  may  be?'7 

7.  Then  did  the  little  maid  reply, 

"Seven  boys  and  girls  are  we; 

Two  of  us  in  the  church-yard  lie, 

Beneath  the  church-yard  tree." 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  191 

8.  "You  run  about,  my  little  maid, 

Your  limbs,  they  are  alive; 
If  two  are  in  the  church-yard  laid, 
Then  ye  are  only  five." 

9.  "  Their  graves  are  green,  they  may  be  seen," 

The  little  maid  replied, 
"  Twelve  steps  or  more  from  mother's  door, 
And  they  are  side  by  side. 

10.  "My  stockings  there  I  often  knit, 

My  'kerchief  there  I  hem; 
And  there  upon  the  ground  I  sit; 
I  sit  and  sing  to  them. 

11.  "And  often  after  sunset,  sir, 

When  it  is  light  and  fair, 
I  take  my  little  porringer, 
And  eat  my  supper  there. 

12.  "The  first  that  died  was  little  Jane; 

In  bed  she  moaning  lay, 
Till  God  released  her  from  her  pain; 
And  then  she  went  away. 

13.  "So  in  the  church-yard  she  was  laid; 

And  all  the  summer  dry, 
Together  round  her  grave  we  played, 
My  brother  John  and  I. 


192  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

14.  "And  when  the  ground  was  white  with 

snow, 
And  I  could  run  and  slide, 
My  brother  John  was  forced  to  go, 
And  he  lies  by  her  side.1' 

15.  "How  many  are  you  then?"  said  I, 

"If  they  two  are  in  heaven?" 
The  little  maiden  did  reply, 
"0  master!   we  are  seven." 

16.  "But  they  are  dead;  those  two  are  dead! 

Their  spirits  are  in  heaven!" 
'T  was  throwing  words  away:  for  still 
The  little  maid  would  have  her  will, 

And  said,  "Nay,  we  are  seven" 


Exercises . — How  many  of  these  brothers  and  sisters  dwelt 
at  Conway?  How  many  brothers  had  gone  to  sea?  How  many 
did  these  four,  with  the  little  girl,  make?  Where  were  the  other 
two?     Does  the  soul  ever  die? 


i>X.c 


ARTICULATION. 

Ds,     Dst, 

ciSds, 

2 

clodst : 

2                 2                       2 

nods,    nodst:     plods, 

2 

plodst. 

Scuds, 

2 

scudst : 

buds,    budst:     rids, 

2 

ridst. 

Sh?ds, 

skedst : 

2                  2 

bids,     bidst:      crowds, 

crowdst. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


193 


LESSON    LXX. 

shears  tailor  con-elude7  rec-ol-lect' 

threads  scourVd  shep'herd  fright'en-^d 

seized  be-lievc'  work'men  pit'e-ous-ly 

flee'ees  ma-chine'  re-sum'ed  in-ter-rupt'ed 

STORY    OF    THE    COAT. 
A   FABLE. 

1.  "I  think  it  would  be  very  funny  to 
hear  my  coat  speak,"  said  Edward,  one  day, 
after  he  had  been  reading  a  fable  about 
birds  and  beasts  that  spoke  to  one  another. 
A  few  moments  after,  a  voice  came  from  the 
bosom  of  the  coat,  and  spoke  as  follows: 

2.  "I  recollect  once  growing  on  the  back 
of  a  sheep."  Edward  could  not  help  start- 
ing back  with  surprise.  However,  he  inter- 
rupted the  voice,  saying,  "I  am  afraid,  Mr. 
Coat,  you  do  not  know  what  you  are  talking 
about,  for  coats  do  not  grow,  nor  do  sheep 
wear  coats." 

3.  "Ah!"  replied  the  voice,  "I  was  only 
wool  when  I  grew  on  the  back  of  the  sheep ; 
and  a  very  pleasant  life  we   led  together, 


194  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

spending  all  the  day  in  the  green  fields,  and 
resting  at  night  on  the  grass. 

4.  "We  long  led  this  quiet  life,  till  one 
day  the  shepherd  and  his  dog  drove  all  the 
sheep  into  a  stream  of  water,  which  ran 
close  by. 

5.  "The  sheep  on  which  I  grew  was  sadly 
frightened.  For  my  part,  I  could  not  think 
what  they  were  going  to  do  with  me,  they 
rubbed  and  scoured  me  so  much. 

6.  "But  when  it  was  over,  I  looked  so 
clean  and  white,  that  I  was  quite  vain  of 
my  beauty;  and  I  thought  we  were  now  to 
return  and  frisk  in  the  meadow,  as  we  had 
done  before.  But,  alas!  instead,  of  setting 
the  sheep  at  liberty,  the  shepherd  took  out 
a  large  pair  of  shears. 

7.  "Only  think  of  our  fright!  The  poor 
sheep,  as  I  believe,  thought  his  head  was 
going  to  be  cut  off,  and  began  to  bleat  most 
piteously.  But  the  shepherd  held  him 
down,  and  began  cutting  me  off  close  to  the 
skin. 

8.  "Although  the  shears  did  not  hurt  me, 
because  I  could  not  feel,  yet  I  was  much 
frightened.  I  could  not  bear  the  thought  of 
being  parted  from  my  dear  friend,  the  sheep ; 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  195 

for  we  had  grown  up  together,  ever  since  he 
was  a  lamb. 

9.  "After  I  was  taken  off,  I  was  packed 
in  a  bag  with  a  great  many  other  fleeces, 
and  sent  to  some  mills,  in  a  place  called 
Lowell,  where  there  were  many  little  strange 
things  that  were  forever  twisting  and  turn- 
ing round. 

10.  "These  seized  hold  of  us,  and  pulled 
us,  and  twisted  us  about  in  such  a  wonder- 
ful manner,  that  we  were  all  drawn  out  into 
threads,  so  unlike  wool,  that  I  hardly  knew 
myself  again. 

11.  "But  it  was  still  worse,  when,  some 
time  afterward,  they  plunged  me  into  a 
large  kettle  of  dirty-looking  water.  When 
I  was  taken  out,  instead  of  being  white,  I 
was  of  a  bright  blue  color,  and  looked  very 
beautiful. 

12.  "After  this,  I  was  sent  to  the  cloth- 
mills,  where  my  threads  were  stretched  in  a 
machine,  called  a  loom,  and  I  was  woven 
into  a  piece  of  cloth.  I  was  then  folded  up, 
and  lay  quiet  for  some  time." 

13.  "Indeed,"  said  Edward,  "I  think  you 
needed  a  little  rest,  after  going  through  so 
many  changes." 

3d  Rd.  13. 


196  NEW    THIRD    READER, 


*&* 


14.  "Some  time  after,"  resumed  the  voice, 
"I  was  bought  by  a  tailor,  and  placed  on  a 
shelf  in  his  shop,  when,  one  day,  you  and 
your  father  came  in,  and  asked  to  see  some 
cloth  to  make  you  a  coat. 

15.  "I  was  taken  down  and  unfolded, 
with  several  other  pieces,  and,  if  you  re- 
member, you  chose  me  on  account  of  my 
beautiful  color." 

16.  "So  I  did,"  said  Edward,  "but  you 
are  not  so  bright  a  blue  as  you  were  then." 
"Something  the  worse  for  wear,"  replied 
the  coat;  "if  you  stain  me,  and  cover  me 
with  dust,  that  is  your  fault,  not  mine. 

17.  "But  to  conclude  my  story;  the  tailor 
took  out  his  large  shears,  which  reminded 
me  of  those  that  had  cut  me  from  the  sheep, 
and  cut  me  into  the  shape  of  a  coat.  I  was 
then  sewed  up  by  some  workmen,  who  sat 
cross-legged  on  a  table. 

18.  "When  I  was  finished,  I  was  sent  to 
you,  and,  ever  since,  I  have  had  the  honor 
of  covering  the  back  of  a  human  being, 
instead  of  that  of  a  sheep." 

Exercises. — What  kind  of  story  is  this?  What  did  the 
coat  say  first?  What  did  the  shepherd  do  with  the  sheep?  Where 
was  the  wool  sent?     What  was  the  wool  first  made  into? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES, 


197 


ARTICULATION. 

Fs,  Fst.      Ft,  Fts. 

Cuffs, 

o 

cuffst : 

2                      2 

puffs,       puffst : 

luffs, 

luffst. 

Stuffs, 

stuffst : 

2                      2 

snuffs,     snuffst : 

huffs, 

huffst. 

2 

Scoffs, 

scoffst 

2                       2 

:       doffs,       doffst: 

o 

sniffs, 

sniffst 

LESSON   LXXI. 

bright      rub'bish      dis'mal  fast'en-^d 

tongue      dis-tinct'      silence  con-fus'^d 

voic'es      jin'gling     his'to-ry  sur-prisVd 

shm'ing   Jiam'mers   fm'ish-tfd  com-mand'ed 


SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 


8.  Fi'er-y;  very  hot;  full  of  fire.  <    9.  Met/al;  a  hard  substance. 
8.  Fur'nace;  a  place  for  melt-  •  12.  Lathe;  a  machine  for  shap- 
ing what  is  hard.  ;  ing  wood,  metals,  &c. 


3>@<C 


STORY    OF    THE    BUTTONS. 
A   FABLE. 

1.  Edward  was  much  pleased  with  the 
story  of  the  wool,  and  when  it  was  quite 
finished,  he  said;  "But  these  bright  buttons 
are  not  made  of  ivool.  Can  they  not  say 
something  about  themselves  ?'." 


198  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  Upon  this,  the  whole  row  of  buttons 
raised  their  sharp  voices  at  once,  which 
sounded  like  the  jingling  of  so  many  little 
bells.  This  made  such  a  confused  noise, 
that  Edward  could  not  understand  a  single 
word. 

3.  He,  therefore,  commanded  silence;  and 
taking  hold  of  one  of  them  with  his  finger 
and  thumb,  asked  him  to  tell  their  history. 
Pleased  at  being  thus  called  upon,  the  face 
of  the  button  shone  brighter  than  ever,  and 
he  began  in  a  shrill,  but  distinct  voice,  as 
follows : 

4.  "We  lay  for  a  long  time  under  ground; 
not  bright  and  shining  as  you  now  see  us, 
but  mixed  with  dirt  and  rubbish.  I  can 
not  tell  how  long  we  were  there,  for  it  was 
always  dark,  and  we  could  not  tell  day 
from  night,  nor  count  weeks  and  years." 

5.  "But  could  you  not  hear  the  church- 
clock  strike?"  asked  Edward.  "That  would 
have  told  you  how  time  passed." 

6.  "0  no,"  replied  the  button;  "if  we 
had  had  ears,  we  could  not  have  heard,  so 
deep  were  we  in  the  earth."  "0  dear!"  said 
Edward,  "how  dismal!"  "Not  for  us,  who 
neither  felt  nor  thought/'  said  the  button. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  199 

7.  "Well,  after  having  lain  there  for 
ages,  perhaps,  all  at  once,  there  was  an 
opening  made  in  the  ground,  and  men  came 
down  and  dug  us  up.  They  talked  about 
some  fine  copper.  'I  am  glad  we  have 
reached  it  at  last,'  said  one  of  them.  'It 
will  repay  us  for  all  our  labor.' 

8.  "They  then  put  us  into  a  basket,  and 
we  were  taken  up  above  ground.  After 
that,  we  were  put  into  a  fiery  furnace." 

9.  "I  am  sure  you  must  have  been  glad, 
then,  that  you  could  not  feel,"  said  Edward. 
"But  were  you  not  burnt  to  ashes?"  "0 
no;"  replied  the  button.  "Copper  is  a 
metal,  and  metals  will  not  burn;  but  we 
were  melted.  The  earth  and  rubbish  would 
not  melt,  so  we  were  kept  apart  from  them. 

10.  "We  were  then  left  to  cool,  and 
become  solid  again.  Men  then  came  with 
hammers,  and  beat  us  till  we  became  quite 
flat.  Every  time  they  struck  us,  we  cried 
out  as  loud  as  we  could,  but  they  went  on 
all  the  same." 

11.  "What!"  said  Edward;  "had  you 
voices  to  cry  out  with?"  "No,"  replied 
the  button.  "But  do  you  not  know,  that 
if  you  strike  against  metal,  it  rings?     The 


200  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

sound  of  the  bell  is  nothing  but  the  tongue, 
striking  against  the  inside  of  the  bell;  and 
you  know  what  a  noise  it  makes. 

12.  "Well,  after  we  had  been  beaten  into 
flat  sheets,  we  were  cut  into  little  bits,  and 
then  placed  in  a  strange  kind  of  thing,  called 
a  lathe. 

13.  "The  man  held  us  there,  while  he 
turned  a  wheel  with  his  foot,  so  fast,  that  it 
would  have  made  one  dizzy;"  "that  is,  if 
you  had  had  a  head,"  said  Edward,  laugh- 
ing. 

14.  "When  I  was  taken  out,  I  was  quite 
surprised  to  see  what  a  pretty,  round  shape 
I  had.  I  wondered  what  was  to  be  done 
with  me  next. 

15.  "But  I  soon  found  that  I  was  to  be  a 
button,  for  they  fastened  an  eye  to  me,  and 
rubbed  me  for  a  long  time,  till  I  became 
very  bright.  I  was  then  put  with  others  on 
a  sheet  of  thick,  white  paper." 

16.  "0,  I  remember,"  cried  Edward; 
"you  were  all  stuck  on  the  paper,  when 
the  tailor  showed  you  to  father  and  me." 
Edward  then  listened  to  hear  the  button  go 
on  with  his  storv,  but  it  was  ended,  and  the 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


201 


LESSON    LXXII. 


frol'ic        ap-pear'      cheer'ful     boun'ces 
Village     as-cends'     pleas'ure     march'ing 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

1 
^    Decked;  gaily  dressed.  S  5.  Lac'es;  fine  thread-work. 

— —>oX^o« 

THE    VILLAGE    GREEN. 

1    On  the  cheerful  village  green, 

Scattered  round  with  houses  neat, 
All  the  boys  and  girls  are  seen, 
Playing  there  with  busy  feet. 

2.  Now  they  frolic,  hand  in  hand, 
Making  many  a  merry  chain; 
Then  they  form  a  happy  band, 
Marching  o'er  the  level  plain. 


202  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

3.  Then  ascends  the  merry  ball; 

High  it  rises  in  the  air, 
Or,  against  the  cottage  wall, 
Up  and  down,  it  bounces  there. 

4.  Or  the  hoop,  with  even  pace, 

Runs  before  the  cheerful  crowd: 
Joy  is  seen  in  every  face, 

Joy  is  heard  in  shoutings  loud. 

5.  For,  among  the  rich  and  gay, 

Fine,  and  grand,  and  decked  in  laces, 
None  appear  more  glad  than  they, 
With  happier  hearts,  or  happier  faces. 

6.  Then  contented  with  my  state, 
Let  me  envy  not  the  great; 
Since  true  pleasure  may  be  seen, 
On  a  cheerful  village  green. 

Exercises. — What  sports  are  described  in  this  lesson? 
Why  are  children  so  much  happier  than  most  older  persons? 
Upon  what  does  happiness  depend? 


ARTICULATION. 

Ft, 

Fts. 

Drift, 

drifts: 

sift, 

2 

sifts : 

gift, 

gifts. 

Lift, 

lifts: 

toft, 

tofts : 

iSft, 

lofts. 

Croft, 

crofts ; 

tuft, 

2 

tufts : 

theft, 

thefts. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES, 


203 


LESSON    LXXIII. 

source      re-store'      Jean'not  Ju'li-an 

grieve      patched      sick'ness  pov'er-ty 

own'er     grate'ful      shed'ding  grat'i-tude 

caused     pleas'ure     di'a-monds  pre-sent'ed 


GRATEFUL    JULIAN. 

1.  There  was  once  a  very  poor  man,  who 
had  one  child,  six  years  old,  whose  name 
was  Julian.  They  were  so  poor,  that  Julian 
had  nothing  but  old  rags,  patched  together, 
to  cover  him. 

2.  He  had  to  be  content  with  some  straw, 
in  a  corner  of  the  room,  for  a  bed.  A  bit 
of  dry  bread,  with  some  water,  was  all  his 
food  and  drink.  The  little  boy  was  the 
owner  of  but  one  thing  in  the  world,  and 
that  was  a  rabbit. 

3.  Although  he  was  so  poor,  Julian  was 
contented;  for  his  little  rabbit  was  to  him 
all  he  wanted.  Its  hair  was  as  white  as 
snow,  and  as  soft  as  silk.  Its  pink  eyes 
were  as  bright  as  diamonds,  and  it  was  so 
tame,  and  so  fond  of  its  young  master! 


204  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

4.  When  his  father  gave  him  a  bit  of 
bread,  Julian  would  go  behind  the  hut,  and 
sit  down  upon  the  grass,  and  then  he  had 
but  to  call,  "Jeannotj  Jeannot,"  and  in- 
stantly his  rabbit  would  run  to  him,  leap 
upon  his  arm,  and  take  from  him  the  bits 
of  bread,  one  by  one,  in  its  mouth. 

5.  Although  Julian  had  often  to  suffer 
from  hunger  and  cold,  he  still  kept  a  good 
heart,  because  his  rabbit  was  to  him  every 
day  a  source  of  new  pleasure. 

6.  But  at  last  poor  Julian  fell  sick.  His 
father,  for  want  of  money,  could  not  take 
that  care  of  him  which  his  sickness  needed. 
So  the  poor  little  fellow  lay  on  the  damp 
floor,  in  great  pain,  without  any  one  to  cure 
him. 

7.  His  Jeannot  soon  came  to  find  him, 
and  took  a  place  near  him  on  the  straw. 
The  little  creature  looked  at  him  so  sadly, 
that  it  seemed  as  if  it  would  say  "Ah! 
my  poor  master,  how  I  pity  you!"  And 
Julian  turned  toward  his  rabbit  with  looks 
so  sad,  that  he  seemed  to  reply,  "Ah!  my 
little  rabbit,  I  shall  soon  have  to  leave  you." 

8.  There  lived  not  far  from  the  but,  a 
rich  and  good  man,  who  heard  of  Julian's 


THE  ECLECTIC  SERIES.        205 

sickness  and  of  his  father's  poverty.  He 
resolved  to  visit  their  hut,  to  learn  if  what 
he  had  heard  was  true,  and  to  see  what  aid 
lie  could  render. 

9.  When  this  good  man  entered  the  hut, 
and  saw  poor  Julian,  sick  and  pale  upon 
his  bed  of  straw,  he  could  hardly  avoid 
shedding  tears. 

10.  Without  any  delay,  this  kind  friend 
caused  Julian  to  be  carried  to  his  house, 
where  a  proper  bed  was  made  ready  for 
him,  and  every  care  was  taken  to  restore 
him  to  health.  At  the  end  of  two  weeks, 
he  was  able  to  return  to  his  father's  hut. 

11.  During  that  time,  the  rich  man  had 
also  given  some  aid  to  his  father,  and  had 
presented  Julian  with  a  new  suit  of 
clothes.  The  father  and  son  found  them- 
selves very  happy,  and  the  little  rabbit 
leaped  up  for  joy  at  once  more  seeing  its 
master. 

12.  The  father  now  said  to  his  son: 
"You  see,  my  dear  boy,  how  happy  this 
gentleman  has  made  us.  What  shall  we  do 
to  show  our  gratitude u?" 

13.  Julian  thought  for  a  moment,  and 
then  remembered  his  rabbit.     He  was  verv 


206  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

fond  of  it,  and  he  knew  that  it  would  grieve 
him  sorely  to  part  with  it.  But  Julian  felt 
truly  grateful,  and  wished  to  show  that  he 
was  so;  therefore,  he  cried,  "I  will  go  and 
carry  my  dear  little  Jeannot  to  him." 

14.  Julian  took  his  rabbit,  and  with  a 
good  deal  of  joy  went  to  present  it  to  his 
kind  friend.  The  good  man  was  much 
pleased,  and  said,  "It  is  well,  my  dear  boy. 
We  ought  to  be  grateful  to  those  who  do  us 
a  kindness.  But  I  do  not  wish  to  take  from 
you  your  rabbit.  Besides,  I  will  do  more 
for  you  than  I  have  done." 

15.  The  rich  man  sent  Julian  to  school. 
He  grew  up  a  bright  and  an  honest  lad. 
Every  thing  went  well  with  him;  and  when 
other  parents  wished  to  teach  their  children 
to  be  grateful,  they  used  to  tell  them  the 
story  of  Julian  and  his  rabbit. 


Exercises  . — What  was-  the  condition  of  Julian's  father? 
What  was  Julian's  only  wealth?  What  misfortune  happened  to 
Julian?  Who  took  care  of  him?  How  did  Julian  show  his 
gratitude?     What  became  of  Julian? 

Note. — Teachers  will  observe,  that  in  the  Exercises  on  Ar- 
ticulation some  words  ai'e  spelled  arbitrarily,  for  the  purpose  of  a 
better  adaptation  to  practice,  as  famd,  blamd,  page  20;  gard,  page 
57;  dworf,  page  63;   thred,  page  151;  &c. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


207 


LESSON    LXXIV. 


cracks  frisks  squir'rel  weath'er 
broods  jui'cy  top'most  wag'gish 
"boughs      pet'tish      creature      mer'ri-ly 


SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 


1.  Cone;  the  fruit  of  the  pine.    <  2.  Vaulting;  leaping  high. 
1.  Stock'-dove;  a  kind  of  bird.  <  4.  Core;  the  heart  of  any  thing. 


3>^C 


THE    SQUIRREL. 

1.  The  pretty  gray  squirrel  lives  up  in  a 
tree, 

A  sweet  merry  creature  as  ever  can  be; 

He  dwells  in  the  boughs  where  the  stock- 
dove broods, 


208  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

Far  in  the   shade  of  the  green  summer 

woods ; 
His  food  is  the  young,  juicy  cone  of  the 

pine, 
And  the  milky  beech-nut  is  his  food  and 

his  wine. 

2.  In  the  joy  of  his  nature  he  frisks  with  a 

bound, 
•     To  the  topmost  twigs,  and  then  down  to 

the  ground; 
And  then  up  again  like  a  winged  thing, 
And  from  tree  to   tree   with   a  vaulting 

spring. 

3.  Then  he  sits  up  aloft,  and  looks  waggish 

and  queer, 
As    if   he   would    say,    "Ah!    follow   me 

here;" 
And  then  he  grows  pettish   and  stamps 

his  foot; 
And  then  most  merrily  cracks  his  nut. 

4.  But  small   as  he  is,   he  knows  he  may 

want, 
In  the  bleak  winter  weather,  when  food 

is  scant; 
So  he  finds  a  hole  in  an  old  tree's  core, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


209 


And  there  makes  his  nest,  and  lays  up 
his  store. 


Exercises . — Where  does  the  squirrel  live?  Where  does  he 
frisk  and  play?  Upon  what  does  he  feed?  Where  does  he  lay- 
up  his  store? 

ARTICULATION. 


T2 

Lags, 

2 

Brags, 

? 
Digs, 


2 

laggd 


Gs,     Gd. 
wags,      waggd:      drags,      draggd. 


braggd:    begs,      beggdj       pegs, 

2 


2 

diii£d 

DO 


2 

riggs, 


riggd: 


lugs, 


2 

peggd. 
luggd. 


LESSON    LXXV. 

chance  jus'tice  thriving  i'dle-ness 

loos'en  au'tumn  blos'soms  com'pa-ny 

in'sects  im-prove'  nurs'er-y  in'do-lence 

ad-vice'  moisture  re-ceiv'ed  ac-cord'ing 

Thom'as  prop'ping  dii'i-gence  dif'fer-ent-ly 

INDUSTRY    AND    INDOLENCE. 

1.  In  a  country  village  lived  a  wealthy 
farmer,  who  had  two  sons,  William  and 
Thomas.  William  was  about  a  year  older 
than  his  brother. 


210  NEW    THIRD.   READER, 

2.  On  the  day  that  Thomas  was  born,  the 
farmer  placed  in  his  orchard  two  young 
apple-trees  of  equal  size,  of  which  he  took 
the  same  care.  They  grew  so  much  alike, 
that  it  was  not  an  easy  matter,  to  say  which 
was  the  more  thriving  of  the  two. 

3.  As  soon  as  the  children  were  old 
enough  to  use  garden  tools,  their  father  took 
them  to  see  the  trees  he  had  planted  for 
them,  and  called  after  their  names. 

4.  After  William  and  Thomas  had  much 
admired  the  beauty  of  the  trees,  which  were 
filled  with  blossoms,  their  father  told  them 
he  w^ould  make  them  a  present  of  them, 
and  that  they  would  grow  or  decay,  accord- 
ing to  the  care  they  received. 

5.  Thomas,  though  the  younger  son,  took 
great  care  to  improve  his  tree,  by  clearing- 
it  of  insects  as  soon  as  he  found  them  there, 
and  by  propping  up  the  stems,  that  it  might 
grow  straight. 

6.  He  dug  all  round  it  to  loosen  the 
earth,  that  the  root  might  receive  the 
warmth  of  the  sun,  and  the  moisture  of  the 
dews  and  the  rains. 

7.  William,  however,  acted  very  differ- 
ently.    He  wasted  all  his  time  in  idleness, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  211 

or  fun,  as  he  called  it.  He  kept  company 
with  all  the  idle  boys  in  the  village,  with 
whom  he  was  often  righting,  and  was  seldom 
without  a  black  eye,  or  a  broken  head. 

8.  His  poor  tree  was  never  thought  of,  till 
one  day  in  autumn,  when,  by  chance,  seeing 
his  brother's  tree  loaded  with  the  finest 
apples,  he  ran  to  his  own  tree,  thinking  that 
he  should  find  it  in  the  same  state. 

9.  But  he  saw  that  his  tree,  instead  of 
being  full  of  fruit,  had  nothing  upon  it  but 
a  few  dry  leaves,  and  branches  covered  with 
moss. 

10.  He  ran  at  once  to  his  father,  and 
complained  that  he  had  given  him  a  worth- 
less and  barren  tree,  while  his  brother's 
bore  the  most  beautiful  fruit.  He  therefore 
thought  that  his  brother  should,  at  least, 
divide  his  apples  with  him. 

11.  His  father  told  him,  that  it  was  not 
right  that  the  diligent  should  give  up  the 
fruit  of  their  labor  to  feed  the  idle.  "If 
your  tree,"  said  he,  "has  nothing  on  it,  it  is 
because  you  were  idle,  and  you  see  what 
your  brother  has  obtained  by  industry. 

12.  "Your  tree  was  as  full  of  blossoms  as 
his,  and  grew  in  the  same  soil.     But  you 

3d  Rd.  14. 


212  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

took  no  care  of  yours.  Your  brother  did 
not  allow  the  insects  to  remain  upon  his 
tree.  But  you  paid  no  regard  to  this,  and 
they  have  eaten  up  the  very  buds. 

13.  "As  I  do  not  want  to  see  even  plants 
perish  through  neglect,  I  must  take  the  tree 
from  you  and  give  it  to  your  brother,  who 
by  his  care  and  diligence  may  perhaps 
restore  it. 

14.  "He  shall  have  all  the  fruit  it  may 
bear,  and  you  must  hereafter  have  no  right 
to  it.  But  you  may  go  to  my  nursery,  and 
there  choose  a  tree,  and  try  what  you  can 
do  with  it.  But  if  you  neglect  it,  I  shall 
take  that  away  also,  and  give  it  to  your 
brother,  as  a  reward  for  his  care." 

15.  William  saw  the  justice  of  this,  and 
resolved  to  change  his  conduct.  He  there- 
fore took  an  apple-tree  from  the  nursery, 
and  made  the  best  use  of  his  time,  and  the 
advice  and  aid  he  received  from  his  brother, 
in  the  care  of  it. 

16.  He  left  off  his  bad  habits,  gave  up 
the  company  of  idle  boys,  applied  himself 
to  work,  and  in  autumn  received  the  reward 
of  his  labor,  his  tree  being  then  loaded  with 
fruit. 


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17.  More  than  this :  his  father  was  so  well 
pleased  with  his  conduct,  that  he  gave  the 
two  brothers  the  fruit  of  a  small  orchard, 
which  they  shared  equally  between  them. 

Exercses . — What  present  did  their  father  make  William 
and  Thomas?  How  did  Thomas  attend  to  his  tree?  What  was 
William's  conduct?  What  was  Thomas's  reward?  What  was 
William's  reward?  What  did  William's  father  say  and  do? 
What  effect  did  this  have  upon  William? 

LESSON    LXXVI. 

flea        fast'en       min'ute       shoe-strings 
knot      pen'cil       both/ers       scat'ter-ed 
atlas     ex-cuse'     dressing     trouble-some 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 
6.  Sach'el;  a  small  bag.       ]  8.  Pro-test7;  to  declare  earnestly. 

TOO    LATE    FOR    SCHOOL. 

1.  0,  where  is  my  hat?     It  is  taken  away, 

And  my  shoe-strings  are  all  in  a  knot; 
I  can  't  find  a  thing  where  it  should  be  to-day, 
Though  I  've  hunted  in  every  spot. 

2.  My  slate  and  my  pencil  can  nowhere  be  found, 

Though  I  placed  them  as  safe  as  could  be ; 
While  my  books  and  my  maps  are  scattered  around, 
And  hop  about  just  like  a  flea. 


214  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

3.  Do,  Lucy,  just  look  for  my  atlas  up  stairs, 

My  reader  is  somewhere  there,  too; 
And  sister,  just  brush  down  these  troublesome  hairs, 
And  mother,  please  fasten  my  shoe. 

4.  And  sister,  ask  father  to  write  an  excuse, 

But  stop j  he  will  only  say  "No," 
And  go  on,  with  a  smile,  and  keep  reading  the  news, 
While  every  thing  bothers  me  so. 

5.  My  sachel  is  heavy  and  ready  to  fall, 

This  old  popgun  is  breaking  my  map; 
I  '11  have  nothing  to  do  with  the  popgun  or  ball, 
There  's  no  playing  for  such  a  poor  chap. 

6.  The  town-clock  will  strike  in  a  minute  I  fear, 

Then  away  to  the  foot  I  must  sink  : 
There !   look  at  my  books,  all  tumbled  down  here, 
And  some  of  them  covered  with  ink. 

7.  I  wish  I  'd  not  lingered  at  breakfast  the  last, 

Though  the  toast  and  the  butter  were  fine; 
I  think  that  our  Edward  must  eat  pretty  fast, 
To  be  off  when  I  have  not  done  mine. 

8.  Now  Edward  and  Harry  protest  they  won't  wait, 

And  beat  on  the  door  with  their  sticks; 
I  suppose  they  will  say  I  was  dressing  too  late: 
To-morrow,  I'll  be  vp  at  six. 

Exercises . — What  did  the  boy  complain  of?  What  was 
the  cause  of  the  difficulty?  How  could  he  be  sure  to  find  what 
he  wanted?  Why  would  not  his  father  give  him  an  excuse? 
What  did  he  resolve? 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES, 


21 5 


ARTICULATION. 

Ks,  (x),  Kst,  (xt). 

\_Ck  has  merely  the  sound  of  K.~\ 

2 

Lacks, 

2                             2                       2                           2 

lackst:        packs,      packst:      clacks, 

2 

clackst. 

2 

Cracks, 

2                         2                      2                         2 

crackst:     tracks,     trackst:     stacks, 

stackst. 

Tax, 

2                            2                      2                        2 

taxt:       .   wax,         waxt:        box, 

2 

boxt. 

LESSON    LXXVII. 

meant  se'cret  yield'ed 
la'bor  profits  re-quest' 
treas'ure 


ex-act'     look'ing 


fam'i-ly 

in'dus-try 

gath'er-^d 


d^c 


INDUSTRY    A    TREASURE. 

1.  A  wealthy  old  farmer,  seeing  that 
he  must  soon  die,  called  together  his  sons 
to  his  bedside. 

2.  "My  dear  children,"  said  he,  "I  leave 
it  you  as  my  last  request,  not  to  part  with 
the  farm,  which  has  been  so  long  in  our 
family. 

3.  "To  make  known  to  you  a  secret  which 
I  had  from  my  father,  there  is  a  treasure 
hid  somewhere  in  the  ground,  though  I 
could  never  find  the  exact  sjpot. 


216  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

4.  "However,  as  soon  as  the  harvest  is 
got  in,  spare  no  pains  in  the  search.  I  am 
sure  that  you  will  not  lose  your  labor." 

5.  The  wise  old  man  was  no  sooner  laid 
in  his  grave,  and  the  harvest  gathered  in, 
than  his  sons  began  to  look  for  the  treasure. 

6.  With  great  care,  they  turned  up,  again 
and  again,  nearly  every  foot  of  ground  on 
the  farm;  but,  though  they  did  not  find  what 
they  were  looking  for,  their  farm  yielded  a 
much  larger  crop  than  ever. 

7.  At  the  end  of  the  year,  when  the  sons 
were  counting  their  great  profits,  one  of 
them,  wiser  than  the  others,  said,  "I  do  be- 
lieve, that  this  was  the  treasure  my  father 
meant. 

8.  "I  am  sure,  at  least,  that  we  have  found 
out  this,  that  industry  is  itself  a  treasure" 

Exercises . — What  did  the  old  man  say  to  his  sons?  What 
did  they  do?  What  was  the  consequence?  To  what  conclusion 
did  they  come? 

ARTICULATION. 
Lm,     Ls,     Lst. 


2 

elm, 

helm: 

2 

ells, 

2 

cells: 

ellst. 

2 

sellst. 

2 

ilm, 

fllia: 

2 

ills, 

2 

rills: 

illst, 

killst. 

ulm, 

2 

culm: 

2 

ulls, 

2 

mulls: 

ullst, 

hullst. 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  217 

LESSON   LXXVIII. 

likes        buzz'ing         home'ly      del'i-eate 
wasp        mis'chief       be-ware'     per'fect-ly 
cous'iii"    hand/some     el'e-gant     ill'nat-ur-tfd 

THE    WASP    AND    THE    BEE. 
A   FABLE. 

1.  A  wasp  met  a  bee  that  was  just  buzzing  by, 
And  he  said,  "Little  cousin,  can  you  tell  me  why, 
You  are  loved  so  much  better  by  people  than  I? 

2.  "My-  back  shines  as  bright  and  as  yellow  as  gold, 
And  my  shape  is  most  elegant,  too,  to  behold; 
Yet  nobody  likes  me  for  that,  I  am  told." 

3.  "Ah!    friend,"  said  the  bee,  "it  is  all  very  true, 
And  were  I  but  half  as  much  mischief  to  do, 
Then  people  would  love  me  no  better  than  you. 

4.  "You  have  a  fine  shape,  and  a  delicate  wing; 

You  are  perfectly  handsome,  but  then   there  's  one 

thing 
They    can    never    put    up   with,    and    that    is    your 

sting. 

5.  "My  coat  is  quite  homely  and  plain,  as  you  see, 
Yet  nobody  ever  is  angry  with  me, 

Because  I  'm  a  useful  and  innocent  bee." 


218  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

MORAL. 

6.  From  this  little  lesson,  let  children  beware, 
For  if,  like  the  wasp,  they  ill-natured  are, 
They  will  never  be  loved,  though  they  're  ever  so  fair. 

Exercises. — What  did  the  Wasp  say  to  the  Bee?     What 
did  the  Bee  reply?     What  is  the  moral  of  this  fable? 

^>o>®<o* 

ARTICULATION. 

Nd,     Nds. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

Land,,       lands:       gland,     glands:     brand,     brands. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

Trend,     trends:     spend,     spends:     blend,      blends 

ii  i  ]  11 

Find,       finds :      mind,      minds :       grind,      grinds 

LESSON    LXXI 

jui'cy         cracked      nat'u-ral      ob-servVd 
dozen        peach'es      re-joicVd     won'deiv?d 
]3ro-vicle'   pru'dence   ex-pect'ed   em-brac'^d 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

1.  Down;    a  fine,  soft  kind  of  '■>  7.  Mi'ser;  one  who  loves  money 
hair.  ^  too  much. 

THE    PEACHES. 

1.  A  gentleman,  on  his  return  from  the 
city,  carried  home  with  him  five  peaches; 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


219 


the  most  beautiful  ones  that  could  be  found. 
His  children  had  never  seen  any  before; 
and,  therefore,  they  wondered  and  rejoiced 
very  much  over  the  beautiful  fruit,  with 
rosy  cheeks,  covered  all  over  with  soft,  deli- 
cate down. 


2.  The  father  gave  one  to  each  of  his  four 
sons,  and  the  fifth  to  their  mother.  In  the 
evening,  as  the  children  were  about  to  retire 
to  sleep,  the  father  said,  "Well,  boys,  how 
did  you  like  the  peaches?" 

3.  "0,  delightful!"  said  the  oldest;  "so 
sweet,  so  juicy  and  pleasant!  I  ate  mine; 
and  have  taken  good  care  to  keep  the  stone, 
and  I  intend  to  raise  a  tree  of  my  <wn" 
"Well  done,"  replied  the  father.  "This 
looks  well;  and,  my  son,  always  remember 


220  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

this :  Provide  for  the  future  by  taking  care 
of  the  present." 

4.  "I  ate  mine,"  said  the  youngest,  "and 
threw  away  the  stone,  and  then  mother  gave 
me  half  of  hers.  0,  how  sweet!  how  juicy! 
it  almost  melted  in  my  mouth." 

5.  "Indeed,  my  boy,"  observed  the  father, 
"I  can  not  say  much  for  your  prudence,  but 
you  acted  in  a  natural  and  child-like  manner, 
as  might  have  been  expected.  There  is  still 
room  enough  in  your  life  to  learn  wisdom." 

6.  "I  picked  up  the  stone,"  said  the 
second  son,  "that  my  little  brother  threw 
away,  and  cracked  it,  and  in  it  was  a 
kernel,  so  sweet!  so  rich!  like  a  nut.  But 
I  sold  my  peach,  and  see,  I  have  money 
enough  to  buy  a  dozen,  when  I  go  to  the 
city." 

7.  Here  the  old  man  shook  his  head,  but, 
at  the  same  time,  patting  the  cheek  of  his 
boy,  said,  "Your  conduct  was  hardly  to 
have  been  expected  from  one  of  your  years. 
It  was  prudent,  but  it  was  by  no  means  a 
natural  act  for  a  child.  I  pray  God,  that 
you  may  not  become  a  miser." 

8.  "Well,  Charles,"  said  the  father,  "what 
did  you  do  with  your  peach?"     "I  carried 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  221 

it,"  said  he,  frankly,  "to  poor  George,  the 
son  of  our  neighbor  who  is  sick  with  a 
fever.  He  refused  to  take  it,  but  I  laid  it 
on  his  bed  and  came  away." 

9.  "Now,"  said  the  father,  "who  has 
made  the  lest  use  of  his  peach?"  "Brother 
Charles,"  said  all  the  three  boys  together. 
Charles  was  silent ;  but  his  mother  embraced 
him  with  a  tear  in  her  eye. 

Exercises. — What  did  the  oldest  boy  do  with  his  peach? 
What  did  the  youngest  do?  What  did  the  second  do?  What  did 
Charles  do?     Which  made  the  best  use  of  his  peach?     Why? 

LESSON    LXXX. 

eight         er'rands      catch'ing     o-bli'ging 
caught       weath'er     nine-pins    con-tent'ed 
tur'nips     niar'bles     Ec-lec'tic     Tes'ta-ment 

THE    CONTENTED    BOY. 

Mr.  Lenox  was  one  morning  riding  by 
himself.  He  got  off  from  his  horse  to  look 
at  something  on  the  road-side.  The  horse 
broke  away  from  him,  and  ran  off.  Mr. 
Lenox  ran  after  him,  but  soon  found  that 
he  could  not  catch  him. 


222  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

A  little  boy,  at  work  in  a  field  near  the 
road, .  heard  the  horse.  As  soon  as  he  saw 
him  running  from  his  master,  the  boy  ran 
very  quickly  to  the  middle  of  the  road,  and 
catching  the  horse  by  the  bridle,  stopped 
him,  till  Mr.  Lenox  came  up. 

Mr.  Lenox.  Thank  you,  my  good  boy,  you 
have  caught  my  horse  very  nicely.  What 
shall  I  give  you  for  your  trouble. 

Boy.  I  want  nothing,  sir. 

Mr.  L.  Do  you  want  nothing**  So  much 
the  better  for  you.  Few  men  can  say  as 
much.  But  what  were  you  doing  in  the 
field? 

B.  I  was  rooting  up  weeds,  and  tending 
the  sheep  that  were  feeding  on  turnips. 

Mr.  L.  Do  you  like  to  work? 

B.  Yes,  sir,  very  well,  this  fine  weather. 

Mr.  L.  But  would  you  not  rather  play  ? 

B.  This  is  not  hard  work.  It  is  almost 
as  good  as  play. 

Mr.  L.  Who  set  you  to  work? 

B.  My  father,  sir. 

Mr.  L.  What  is  your  name? 

B.  Peter  Hurdle,  sir. 

Mr.  L.  How  old  are  you? 

B.  Eight  years  old,  next  June. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  223 

Mr.  L.  How  long  have  you  been  here? 

B.  Ever  since  six  o'clock  this  morning. 

Mr.  L.  Are  you  not  hungry"} 

B.  Yes,  sir,  but  I  shall  go  to  dinner  soon. 

Mr.  L.  If  you  had  sixpence  now,  what 
would  you  do  with  it? 

B.  I  do  not  know,  sir.  I  never  had  so 
much  in  my  life. 

Mr.  L.  Have  you  no  playthings? 

B.  Playthings^     What  are  they? 

Mr.  L.  Such  things  as  nine-pins,  marbles, 
tops,  and  wooden  horses. 

B.  No,  sir.  Tom  and  I  play  at  foot-ball 
in  winter,  and  I  have  a  jumping-rope.  I 
had  a  hoop,  but  it  is  broken. 

Mr.  L.  Do  you  want  nothing  else? 

B.  I  have  hardly  time  to  play  with  what 
I  have.  I  have  to  drive  the  cows,  and  to 
run  of  errands,  and  to  ride  the  horses  to 
the  fields,  and  that  is  as  good  as  play. 

Mr.  L.  You  could  get  apples  and  cakes, 
if  you  had  money,  you  know. 

B.  I  can  have  apples  at  home.  As  for 
cake,  I  do  not  want  that.  My  mother  makes 
me  a  pie  now  and  then,  which  is  as  good. 

Mr.  L.  Would  you  not  like  a  knife  to  cut 
sticks  ? 


224  NEW    THIRD    READER.      - 

B.  I  have  one.  Here  it  is.  Brother  Tom 
gave  it  to  me. 

Mr.  L.  Your  shoes  are  full  of  holes. 
Don't  you  want  a  new  pair? 

B.  I  have  a  better  pair  for  Sundays. 

Mr.  L.  But  these  let  in  ivater. 

B.  I  do  not  mind  that,  sir. 

Mr.  L.  Your  hat  is  all  torn,  too. 

B.  I  have  a  better  one  at  home. 

Mr.  L.  What  do  you  do  when  it  rains  ? 

B.  If  it  rains  very  hard  when  I  am  in 
the  field,  I  get  under  a  tree  for  shelter. 

Mr.  L.  What  do  you  do,  if  you  are  hungry 
before  it  is  time  to  go  home? 

B.  I  sometimes  eat  a  raw  turnip. 

Mr.  L.  But  if  there  are  none? 

B.  Then  I  do  as  well  as  I  can  without. 
I  work  on,  and  never  think  of  it. 

Mr.  L.  Why,  my  little  fellow,  I. am  glad 
to  see  that  you  are  so  contented.  Were  you 
ever  at  school6! 

B.  No,  sir.  But  father  means  to  send  me 
next  winter. 

Mr.  L.  You  will  want  books  then. 

B.  Yes,  sir,  each  boy  has  an  Eclectic 
Spelling-book  and  Reader,  and  a  Testament. 

Mr.  L.  Then   I   will   give   them   to    you. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES..  225 

Tell  your  father  so,  and  that  it  is  because 
you  are  an  obliging,  contented  little  boy. 

B.  I  will,  sir.     Thank  you. 

Mr.  L.  Good  by,  Peter. 

B.  Grood  morning,  sir. 


Exercises  . — What  service  did  this  little  boy  perform  for 
the  gentleman?  Would  he  take  any  pay  for  it?  What  do  you 
suppose  made  him  so  contented  with  his  condition?  Why  should 
we  always  be  contented  with  such  things  as  we  have? 


ARTICULATION. 

Ne,     Nst. 

_2 

Plans, 

.2 

planst: 

2                   2 

spans,     Fpanst: 

2 

pens, 

2 

penst. 

Skins, 

2 

skinst: 

2                     ?      x 

spins,     spinst: 

2 

screens, 

2 

screenst. 

LESSON    LXXXI. 

plight     bea'ver         fu'ri-ous      en-gag'ed 
has'ty     drip'ping      vin'e-gar     man'ful-ly 
sau'cy     whis'tling     en-rag'cd     careless-]y 

THE    LITTLE    LORD    AND    THE    FARMER. 

1.  A  little  lord  engaged  in  play, 
Carelessly  threw  his  ball  away; 
So  far  beyond  the  brook  it  flew, 
His  lordship  knew  not  what  to  do. 


226  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  By  chance,  there  passed  a  farmer's  boy, 
Whistling  a  tune  in  childish  joy; 

His  frock  was  patched,  his  hat  was  old, 
But  his  manly  hearf  was  very  bold. 

3.  "You  little  chap,  pick  up  my  ball!1' 
His  saucy  lordship  loud  did  call; 
He  thought  it  useless  to  be  polite, 

To  one,  whose  clothes  were  in  such  a  plight 

4.  "Do  it  yourself,  for  want  of  me," 
The  boy  replied  quite  manfully; 
Then  quietly  he  passed  along, 
Whistling  aloud  his  favorite  song. 

5.  His  little  lordship  furious  grew, 
For  he  was  proud  and  hasty,  too : 

"I'll  break  your  bones,"  he  rudely  cries, 
While  fire  flashed  from  both  his  eyes.' 

6.  Now  heedless  quite  which  way  he  took, 
He  tumbled  plump  into  the  brook; 
And,  as  he  fell,  he  lost  his  bat, 

And  next,  he  dropped  his  beaver  hat. 

7.  "Come,  help  me  out,"  enraged  he  cried; 
But  the  sturdy  farmer  thus  replied: 
"Alter  your  tone,  my  little  man, 

And  then  I  '11  help  you  all  I  can. 

8.  "There  are  few  things  I  would  not  dare 
For  gentlemen  who  speak  me  fair; 
But  for  rude  icords,  I  do  not  choose, 

To  wet  my  feet,  and  soil  my  shoes." 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  227 

— ^-^^s^fs^t^— 

9.  "Please  help  me  out,"  his  lordship  said; 
"I'm  sorry  I  was  so  ill-bred." 
"'Tis  all  forgot,"  replied  the  boy, 
And  gave  his  hand  with  honest  joy. 

10.  The  offered  hand  his  lordship  took, 
And  soon  came  safely  from  the  brook; 
His  looks  were  downcast  and  aside, 
For  he  felt  ashamed  of  his  silly  pride. 

11.  The  farmer  brought  his  ball  and  bat, 
And  wiped  the  wet  from  his  dripping  hat; 
And  mildly  said,  as  he  went  away, 
"Remember  the  lesson  you've  learned  to-day. 

12.  "  Be  hind  to  all  you  chance  to  meet, 

In  field,  or  lane,  or  crowded  street; 
Anger  and  pride  are  both  unwise; 
Vinegar  never  catches  flies." 

1.  Be  not  proud.     Respect  those  who  are  older,  and 
know  more  than  yourself. 

2.  Never  join  in  any  mischief.     Be  always  willing  to 
oblige  others. 

3.  Be  not  ready  to  take  offense.     Never  laugh  at  your 
playmates   much  less  at  strangers. 


Exercises. — What  was  the  matter  with   the   little   lord? 
What  did  he  want  of  the  farmer's  boy?     Why  would  he  not  help 
him  at  first?     What  did  the  little  lord  then  say?     What  did  the 
boy  do?     What  advice  did  he  eive  the  little  lord? 
3d  Rd.  15. 


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NEW    THIRD    READER 


af-fair' 
suffer 
se-vere' 


LESSON    LXXXIL 

Quak'er  no'tions 
war'rant  fashion 
clothing    Charlotte 

DRESS. 


Thursday 

res'o-lute 

wom'an-ish 


Charlotte.     Have  you  seen  Jane  lately? 

Nancy.  JSTot  since  last  spring,  I  believe. 

Charlotte.  You  did  not  go  to  the  fair,  then. 

Nancy.  No.  Mary  was  ill  that  clay,  and 
mother  could  not  very  well  spare  me.  But 
what  were  you  going  to  say  about  Jane? 

Charlotte.  Why,  that  the  girl  has  some 
strange  notions  of  late. 

Nancy.  Well,  but  what  has  she  done6? 

Charlotte.  Why,  she  won't  have  a  new 
dress,  or  even  a  new  bonnet,  this  spring, 
she  says;  although  her  father,  when  he 
went  to  New  York,  offered  to  get  her  any 
thing  she  wanted. 

Nancy.  Won't  have  things?  What  does 
she  mean,  pray? 

Charlotte.  She  has  taken  it  into  her  head 
to  dress  plainly,  and  give  what  she  can 
thus    save    for   clothing    for   poor   children. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  229 

And  she  seems  to  be  resolute  in  her  plan, 
for  she  was  at  the  fair,  last  Thursday,  in 
her  old  dress  and  old  bonnet. 

Nancy.  The  foolish  Jane!  The  poor  chil- 
dren might  go  without  clothes,  before  I  'd 
do  that,  I'll  warrant.  Turn  Quaker,  hey? 
Yes,  a  beautiful  miss,  of  ten  years  old,  go 
clad  like  an  old  Quaker  of  sixty!  That's 
a  pretty  affair,  Charlotte. 

Charlotte.  But  there  must  be  something 
pleasant,  after  all,  Nancy,  in  helping  to 
clothe  poor  children.  Besides,  Jane's  dress 
is  good  enough. 

Nancy.  Good  enough!  who  don't  know 
that?  But  how  I  should  feel  to  see  all  the 
girls  in  their  new  dresses,  and  myself  in  my 
old  one;  and  that,  too,  when  every  body 
knows  that  father  is  as  able  to  buy  new 
things  for  his  children,  as  other  people  are 
for  theirs. 

Charlotte.  And  how  do  the  poor  children 
feel,  do  you  think,  when  the  weather  is 
very  severe,  and  they  have  little  or  no 
clothing? 

Nancy.  Rich  people  may  attend  to  that. 

Charlotte.  But  will  they,  Nancy?  Do  not 
we  see  the  poor  suffer  every  day,  with  rich 


230  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

people  all  around  them?  Mrs.  Brown's 
children,  think  of  them. 

Nancy.  0,  I  know  they  suffer!  But  shall 
I  deny  myself,  and  be  out  of  the  fashion, 
and  old  womanish,  to  help  them? 

Charlotte.  Ask  yourself  what  you  would 
wish  them  to  do,  were  they  in  your  place, 
and  you  in  theirs.     That  will  settle  it. 

Exercises. — Which  of  the  girls  was  right,  and  why? 
Repeat  the  Golden  Rule.  How  should  we  act  toward  others? 
Why? 

OO^OO 

LESSON    LXXXIII. 

stalk         ce'dar         mullen         cap'tain 
scarce       ex-cepf      west'ern       mus'kets 
stur'cly     ban'ners     streamed     shoul'der-ed 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE. 

i.  Bay'o-xet;  a  sharp  piece  of  >    8.  Cock/er-el;  a  young  chick- 
iron  at  the  end  of  a  gun.     \  en-cock. 

6.  Scout'ed;  made  fun  of.  >  10.  Mm'ic;  pretending. 

6.  Van;  the  front,  [show  power.  5  10.  Fray;  fight;  battle. 

7.  Com-mis'sion;    a   writing    to  :  10.  Dell;  a  valley;  a  hollow. 

YOUNG    SOLDIERS 

1.  O,  were  you  ne'er  a  school-boy, 
And  did  you  never  train, 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES 


231 


And  feel  that  swelling  of  the  heart 
You  ne'er  can  feel  again? 

2.  Did  you  never  meet,  far  down  the  street, 
With  plumes  and  banners  gay, 
While  the  kettle,  for  the  kettle-drum, 
Played  your  march,  march  away? 


3.  It  seems  to  me  but  yesterday, 

Nor  scarce  so  long  ago, 
Since  ~all  our  school  their  muskets  took, 


To  charge  the  fearful  foe. 


4.  Our  muskets  were  of  cedar  wood, 
With  ramrod  bright  and  new; 
With  bayonet  forever  set, 
And  painted  barrel,  too. 


232  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

5.  We  charged  upon  a  flock  of  geese, 

And  put  them  all  to  flight; 
Except  one  sturdy  gander 

That  thought  to  show  us  fight. 

6.  But,  ah!  we  knew  a  thing  or  two; 

Our  captain  wheeled  the  van; 
We  routed  him,  we  scouted  him, 
Nor  lost  a  single  man! 

7.  Our  captain  was  as  brave  a  lad 

As  e'er  commission  bore; 
And  brightly  shone  his  new  tin  sword; 
A  paper  cap  he  wore. 

8.  He  led  us  up  the  steep  hill-side, 

Against  the  western  wind, 
While  the  cockerel  plume  that  decked 
his  head, 
Streamed  bravely  out  behind. 

9.  We  shouldered  arms,  we  carried  arms, 

We  charged  the  bayonet; 
And  woe  unto  the  mullen  stalk 
That  in  our  course  we  met. 

10.  At  two  o'clock  the  roll  we  called, 
And  till  the  close  of  clay, 
With  fearless  hearts,  though  tired  limbs, 
We  fought  the  mimic  fray, 


THE  ECLECTIC  SERIES, 


233 


Till  the  supper  bell,  from  out  the  dell, 
Bade  us  march,  march  away. 


*o>tKoo 

ARTICULATION. 

Rd,     Rds. 

In  this  Exercise,  sound  the  ; 

r  distinctly. 

Bard, 

3 

bards : 

3                   3 

card,      cards: 

3 

shard, 

3 

shards. 

Board, 

boards 

:      hord,     hords: 

i 
gourd, 

gourds, 

Herd, 

3 

herds : 

3                   3 

gird,      girds : 

third, 

3 

thirds. 

£«<c 


LESSON    LXXXIV. 

lies  vis'it  hatch/et  he-ro'ic 

edge  fa'vor  de-stroy'  Gen'er-al 

trait  ly'ing  En'glish  com'pa-ny 

li'ar  lovely  chop'ping  Wash'ing-ton 

warmth  ap-pear'  ex-am'ple  thought'less-ly 

GEORGE    AND    THE    HATCHET. 

1.  Never,  perhaps,  did  a  parent  take 
more  pains,  than  did  the  father  of  General 
Washington,  to  fix  in  the  mind  of  his  son 
George  an  early  love  of  truth. 


234  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

2.  "Truth,  George,"  said  he,  "is  the  most 
lovely  trait  of  youth.  I  would  ride  fifty 
miles,  my  son,  to  see  the  boy  whose  heart 
is  so  honest,  and  whose  lips  so  pure,  that  we 
may  depend  on  every  word  he  says. 

3.  "How  lovely  does  such  a  child  appear 
in  the  eyes  of  all!  Parents  will  praise  him 
before  their  children,  and  wish  them  to 
follow  his  example.  They  will  often  invite 
him  to  visit  them,  and  when  he  comes,  will 
receive  him  with  joy,  and  treat  him  with 
the  greatest  favor. 

4.  "But,  0  George,  how  far  from  this  is 
the  case  with  the  boy  who  is  given  to  lying! 
Good  people  avoid  him,  wherever  he  goes; 
and  parents  dread  to  see  him  in  company 
with  their  children. 

5.  "0  George,  rather  than  see  you  come 
to  this,  dear  as  you  are  to  me,  gladly  would 
I  assist  to  nail  you  up  in  your  little  coffin, 
and  follow  you  to  your  grave. 

6.  "Hard,  indeed,  it  would  be  to  me  to 
give  up  my  son,  whose  feet  are  always  so 
ready  to  run  about  with  me,  and  whose 
smiling  face  and  sweet  prattle  make  me  so 
happy.  But  still  I  would  give  him  up, 
rather  than  see  him  a  common  liar." 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  235 

7.  " Father,"  said  George,  with  tears  in 
his  eyes,  "do  I  ever  tell  lies?" 

8.  "No,  George.  I  thank  God  you  do 
not,  my  son;  and  I  rejoice  in  the  hope  you 
never  will.  Whenever  you  do  any  thing- 
wrong,  which  may  often  be  the  case,  as  you 
are  but  a  little  boy  yet,  you  must  never  say 
what  is  not  true,  to  conceal  it,  but  come 
bravely  up,  my  son,  like  a  little  man,  and 
tell  me  of  it." 

9.  When  George  was  about  six  years  old, 
he  was  made  the  owner  of  a  little  hatchet, 
with  which  he  was  much  pleased,  and  went 
about  chopping  every  thing  that  came  in 
his  way. 

10.  One  day,  when  in  the  garden,  he 
thoughtlessly  tried  the  edge  of  his  hatchet 
on  a  fine  young  English  cherry-tree,  which 
he  cut  so  badly  as  to  destroy  it. 

11.  The  next  morning,  the  old  gentleman, 
finding  out  what  had  happened  to  his  favor- 
ite tree,  came  into  the  house,  and  with  much 
warmth,  asked  who  had  done  the  mischief. 
Nobody  could  tell  him  any  thing  about  it. 
At  this  moment,  George  came  in  with  his 
hatchet. 

12.  "George,"   said   his   father,    "do   you 


236  NEW    THIRD    READER 

know  who  killed  that,  fine  cherry-tree  yon- 
der, in  the  garden?" 

13.  This  was  a  hard  question.  George 
was  silent  for  a  moment.  Then,  looking  at 
his  father,  his  young  face  bright  with  the 
love  of  truth,  he  bravely  cried  out,  "I  can't 
tell  a  lie,  father.  You  know  I  can't  tell  a 
lie.     I  cut  it  with  my  hatchet" 

14.  "Come  to  my  arms,  my  dearest  boy!'' 
cried  his  father;  'Lcome  to  my  arms!  you 
killed  my  cherry-tree,  George,  but  you  have 
now  paid  me  for  it  a  thousand-fold.  Such 
proof  of  heroic  truth  in  my  son,  is  of  more 
value  than  a  thousand  trees,  though  they 
were  all  of  the  purest  gold." 


Exercises. — -What  is  this  story  about?  Who  was  George 
Washington?  What  did  his  father  teach  him?  Relate  the  su>\y 
of  George  and  the  hatchet.  What  should  we  always  do  when 
we  have  done  wrong?  How  did  George's  father  feel  toward  him, 
when  he  had  confessed  his  fault?     What  did  he  say  to  him? 

<x>tt<x> 

ARTICULATION. 

Nt,     Nts. 

2  2  2  2  2  '2 

Cent,       cents:        tent,         tents:  vent,      vents. 

2  2  2  2  2  2 

Flint,      flints:        splint,      splints:       dint,       dints. 
Tint,       tints:         hint,         hints:  mint,      mints. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  23*7 

LESSON    LXXXV. 

SPELL    AND    DEFINE 
4.  Island;  (pronounced  i-land)  )     7.  Brooding;  sitting  on  eggs. 

land  with  Avater  all  around  I  11.  Fledged;  having  wings. 

it.  [plant  and  its  fruit,  'i  18.  Cap-tiv/i-ty;    the   state  of 

6.  Bii/ber- ry;    the  name  of  a  \  being  a  prisoner. 

THE    ISLAND    BIRD. 

1.  "I  wish  I  were  a  bird!"  cried  a  boy 
impatiently,  as  he  tossed  upon  his  bed.  "I 
wish  I  were  the  bird  that  sings  so  sweetly, 
instead  of  lying  here  sick,  through  all  my 
summer  holidays.     Listen  to  him,  sister." 

2.  "Hush!"  said  his  sister,  gently;  "you 
forget.  That  bird  is  not  singing  in  the 
woods  and  fields.  You  do  not  know  his 
story,  or  you  would  take  back  your  hasty 
wish,  my  little  brother." 

3.  "What  do  you  mean  by  knowing  his 
story?"  asked  the  boy,  turning  to  his  sister. 
She  looked  up  from  her  work,  with  a  gravej| 
but  kind  smile. 

4.  "That  bird,"  said  she,  "once  had  his 
home  in  a  green  island,  which  lay  in  the 
bosom  of  a  mountain  lake. 

5.  "The  island  was  a  most  peaceful  and 
pleasant  spot  in  the  spring,  when  the  trees 


238  NEW    THIRD    READER. 

stretched  their  fresh  branches  in  the  balmy 
air  of  the  morning,  or  bent  low,  at  night, 
over  the  floAvers  that  slept  beneath. 

6.  "The  shy  rabbit  made  a  path  under 
the  bright,  green  leaves  of  the  bilberry,  or 
the  bowers  of  wild  roses,  which  made  the 
air  fragrant  with  their  breath. 

7:  "The  little  birds  in  the  shelter  of  the 
island  trees,  sang  out  their  joy  to  the  brood- 
ing mother-birds  in  their  quiet  nests. 

8.  "This  bird  built  his  nest,  year  by  year, 
close  by  a  bed  of  lilies.  There  he  sang  to 
his  mate,  and  there  they  raised  their  brood, 
without  fear  or  danger. 

9.  "Sometimes,  the  fisherman  dipped  his 
oars  in  the  water,  very  near  to  the  hidden 
nest,  but  passed  by,  intent  upon  his  task. 

10.  "Sometimes,  an  old  man  walked  there 
with  a  little  girl,  holding  her  in  his  arms 
most  tenderly,  and  showing  her  the  leaves 
and  the  blossoms. 

11.  "A  whole  bright  summer  passed 
away.  The  bird  still  sang  gayly  from  the 
tops  of  the  trees,  with  the  fall-fledged  young- 
ones  around  him.  And  even  when  cold 
winter  came,  they  lived,  warmly  sheltered 
and  plentifully  fed,  in  the  quiet  island. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES  239 

12.  "But,  in  an  evil  hour,  there  came  a 
man,  who  listened  to  the  singing  of  the  birds 
with  a  selfish  ear.  He  laid  nets  in  the 
night-time,  and  caught  this  happy  bird,  and 
carried  him,  in  a  small,  dark  cage,  miles 
and  miles  awav  from  the  beautiful  island. 

13.  "The  bird's  song  pleased  the  man's 
ear.  In  the  hardness  of  his  heart,  he  put 
out  the  poor  singer's  eyes,  that  so,  in  dark- 
ness and  captivity,  he  might  sing,  with  a 
louder  and  sweeter  voice,  the  whole  year 
round.     A  long,  long,  dreary  year! 

14.  "The  children  listen  to  his  song. 
When  the  notes  rise  clearest,  and  when 
they  die  away  most  touchingly,  they  say  he 
is  singing  about  his  green  island. 

15.  "True,  he  sings  about  his  whole,  free, 
happy  life  on  the  sweet  island.  He  tells 
what  he  has  lost,  and  what  man  has  gained 
thereby;  one,  little,  selfish  pleasure  more." 

16.  And  the  bird's  song  rose  loud  and 
clear,  mingling  with  the  low,  earnest  tones 
of  the  girl's  voice. 

17.  The  boy  laid  his  head  upon  his  sister's 
knee,  and  drawing  her  hand  over  his  eyes, 
said  softly,  "When  I  am  impatient,  I  will 
think  of  the  blind  Island  Bird." 


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NEW    THIRD    READER- 


LESSON    LXXXYI. 


bus'y 
fig'ure 
parlor 
ex-press' 


hob'ble 
clothed 


win'dow 

e-noiiflrh' 


war'bled 
cpv'ewd 

mer'ri-ly 
re-main'     stockings     oc-ca'sion 


laughed     grate'ful 


>>*K< 


# 


THE    SNOW-BIRD'S    SONG. 

The  ground  was  all  covered  with  snow  one  day, 
And  two  little  sisters  were  busy  at  play, 
When  a  snow-bird  was  sitting  close  by  on  a  tree, 
And  merrily  singing  his  chick-a-de-dee. 


2.  He  had  not  been  singing  that,  tune  very  long, 
Ere  Emily  heard  him,  so  loud  was  his  song: 
"0  sister,  look  out  of  the  window!"  said  she; 
"  Here  's  a  dear  little  bird  singing  chick-a-de-dee. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES.  241 

3.  "Poor  fellow!    lie  walks  in  the  snow  and  the  sleet, 
And  has  neither  stockings  nor  shoes  on  his  feet: 

I  wonder  what  makes  him  so  full  of  his  glee; 
He  :s  all  the  time  singing  his  chick-a-de-dee. 

4.  "If  I  were  a  bare-footed  snow-bird,  I  know, 

I  would  not  stay  out  in  the  cold  and  the  snow; 
I  pity  him  so !   oh,  how  cold  he  must  be ! 
And  yet  he  keeps  singing  his  chick-a-de-dee. 

5.  "0  mother,  do  get  him  some  stockings  and  shoes, 
And  a  nice  little  frock,  and  a  hat  if  he  choose  : 

I  wish  he  'd  come  into  the  parlor,  and  see 

How  warm  we  would  make  him,  poor  chick-a-de-dee  !-" 

6.  The  bird  had  flown  down  for  some  sweet  crumbs  of 

bread, 
And  heard  every  word  little  Emily  said: 
"What  a  figure    I'd    make  in    that  dress,"  thought 

he, 
And  laughed  as  he  warbled  his  chick-a-de-dee. 

7.  "I  am  grateful,"  said  he,  "for  the  wish  you  express. 
But  have  no  occasion  for  such  a  fine  dress; 
I  rather  remain  with  my  little  limbs  free, 
Than  to  hobble  about  singing  chick-a-de-dee. 

8.  "  There   is   One,  my  dear   child,  though   I   can   not 

tell  who, 
Has  clothed  me  already,  and  warm  enough,  too. 
Good  morning!  0,  who  are  so  happy  as  we?" 
And  away  he  flew,  singing  his  chick-a-de-dee. 


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NEW    THIRD    READER. 


ARTICULATION. 

Combinations  like  the  following,  are  admirably  adapted  for 
exercising  the  organs  of  articulation.  They  should  be  repeatedly 
and  thoroughly  practiced. 

Thl. 

Thlab,     thleb,     thlib,     thlob,  thlub,  thloib,  thloub. 

Thlad,     thled,     thlid,     tlilod,  thlud,  thloid,  thloud. 

Thlaf,      thief,      thlif,      thM,  thluf,  thloif,  thlouf. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Thlag,     thleg,     thlig,     thlog,     thlug,    thloig,    thloug. 
Thlal,      thlel,      thlil,      thiol,      thlul,     thloil,     thloul. 

2  2  2  2  2' 

Thlam,    thlein,    thlim,    thlom,    thlum,    thloim,    thloum. 
Thr. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Thrab,    threb,     thrib,     throb,    thrub,    throib,    throub. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Thrad,    thred,    thrid,    throd,    thrud,    throid,    throud. 
Thraf,      thref,      thrif,     throf,     thruf,     throif,     throuf. 

2*222 

Thrag,     threg,     thrig,    throg,     thrug,    throig,    throug. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Thral,     threl,     thril,     throl,     thrul,     throil,     throul. 

2  2  2  2  2 

Thram,    threm,   thrim,   throm,   thrum,  throim,  throum. 


Thw. 


Thwab, 

2 

thweb, 

2 

thwib, 

2 

thwob, 

thwub, 

thwoib. 

Thwad, 

thwed, 

2 

thwid, 

thwod, 

thwud, 

thwoid. 

Thwal, 

2 

thwel, 

thwll, 

2 

thwol, 

2 

thwul, 

thwoil. 

Thwam, 

2 

thwem, 

thwim, 

thwom, 

thwum, 

thwoim. 

2 

Thwax, 

thwex, 

o 

thwix, 

thwox, 

thwux, 

thwoix. 

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It  is  more  widely  recommended  by  prominent  educators  and 
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and  publication  of  School  Text-Books,  exclusively,  and  the 
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